About this regional hub
The India-Gulf offices located in India and the United Arab Emirates help WA companies to access trade and investment opportunities in countries in south Asia including Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
We speak a range of languages including English, Hindi, Bangla, Urdu, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, French, Punjab, Marathi, German, Arabic and Japanese.
For information about trade, investment and export with Western Australia, get in touch with us via our online enquiry form.
Our Commissioner for India Gulf
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Nashid Chowdhury
Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf
Nashid is the Investment and Trade Commissioner for India-Gulf and works as part of Invest and Trade Western Australia.
As the Investment and Trade Commissioner, Nashid and her team based in India and the United Arab Emirates work to attract investment and grow trade opportunities for Western Australian businesses in the India-Gulf region.
With two decades of economic development, and investment and trade experience across State, Commonwealth and local governments, Nashid has extensive expertise managing offshore networks, supporting business growth, leveraging state and federal government programs, and attracting businesses and investment across international markets. She also has a strong background in strategic stakeholder engagement which has enabled her to develop strong networks throughout South Asia and the Middle East.
Nashid has worked across a wide range of sectors, including energy; tourism, events and creative industries; international education; mining; primary industries; and health and medical life sciences. She also has experience working with tech startups and has worked with businesses focused on cybersecurity, financial services, transport, construction and science and innovation.
Nashid holds a Master of International Business from Monash University and has previously worked for Austrade in the United Arab Emirates. Being of Bangladeshi and Indian descent, she is fluent in Hindi, Bengali and Urdu, and has an excellent understanding of business and culture in South Asia. Nashid is also competent in reading Arabic.
Email: Nashid.Chowdhury@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Mobile: +91 720 005 1751
Our Locations in the Region
Chennai, India
Taj Connemara, No. 2, Binny Road, off Anna Salai Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600002, India Phone: +91 72 00 05 17 51
Mumbai, India
93, 9th Floor, Jolly Maker Chambers II, Nariman Point Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 021, India Phone: +91 22 6630 3973-76
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Office 106, Emarat Atrium Building Sheikh Zayed Road PO Box 58007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Phone: +971 4 343 3226
WA develops strategic partnership with Tamil Nadu
Western Australia has strengthened its relationship with the state of Tamil Nadu in India by signing a Letter of Intent on 20 March 2023 to foster economic cooperation and friendship.
Rebecca Brown, the Director General of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation signed the agreement on behalf of the Government of Western Australia, while the Managing Director of Guidance Tamil Nadu, Thiru V. Vishnu IAS, signed on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The agreement was facilitated by the Invest and Trade Western Australia Chennai Office, led by the Investment and Trade Commissioner for WA in India-Gulf, Nashid Chowdhury.
Under the partnership, the two states will work on economic cooperation, education, energy, mining and METS, space and innovation, defence, agriculture, health and medical life sciences.
The Deputy Premier Roger Cook inaugurated the Chennai office in July 2022, marking the opening of Western Australia’s second office in India.
Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, provides a vital link for southern India and it is a region that shares strong people to people ties with Western Australia.
Since the Deputy Premier’s mission in July 2022, WA and Tamil Nadu have established strong industry and business connections across new energy, space and aquaculture.
This includes contracts signed between companies including Ultra Power and Hild Energy; Space Angels and Skyroot Aerospace; and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia and the Seafood Exporters Association of India.
WA and Tamil Nadu have also established education links, with Curtin University and Edith Cowan University partnering with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.
If you are a Western Australian business interested in further information regarding opportunities in India, please contact Invest and Trade WA via investandtrade@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Published on: 06 April 2023
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