Who are your clients?

We have two kinds of clients from France, including the overseas territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, etc.):

• SMEs interested in export/import business or who want to set-up a company in India

• Public and private Institutions in the context of international cooperation: I already, as a freelance consultant, act as a local representative of Ille et Vilaine General Council (Brittany-France) in India. They signed a MOU with Pondicherry Government two years ago on different subjects and started the implementation of eco-tourism projects.

We are now in discussion with some other institutions to develop the relationship with South India.

What about the Indian companies who want to invest in France?

More and more companies, especially from Pondicherry, expressed their interests to develop their activities in France so we are going to propose them the same kind of services.

Business services seem more organized and centralized in France but language is an issue, visa procedures are complicated and it’s much more difficult to have access to the potential buyers outside professional exhibitions.

In this context, we are planning to open our French desk in Paris in few months and are getting ready to welcome Indian investors.

To achieve our projects, we are closely working with both French and Indian Governments in a win-win spirit. I think that this is what international cooperation is all about.

—To contact Muruganandam Mandjiny: zendevindia@gmail.com