Ambassador Om Prakash Gupta of India says India would like to assist the Dominican Republic in several areas. These include small business development, banking, diplomacy, rural development, informatics, farming diversification and journalism. In an interview in El Siglo newspaper, the Indian ambassador said the offer was presented to the Dominican government through the Ministry of Foreign Relations. The ambassador said India has a lot of experience in manufacturing processes for farm products. He mentioned the industrializing of coconut and cashew fruit. He said India has over 100 manufacturing plants that convert coconut into a wide range of products ranging from rugs to even contamination control products. He explained India has a Program for Technical and Economic Cooperation that would channel the assistance to the DR. He said they are only awaiting an affirmative response from the Dominican government. Furthermore, Jay Nayar, president of the India Chamber of Commerce, told the newspaper that contacts have been made for a strategic alliance between Dominican and Indian information technology companies for their installation in the Santo Domingo Cyberpark. India is among the three largest providers of software development in the world.
