Keypoints:
- Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata was received the title of “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace” by the Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (FIICC) for epitomising “unity, peace and sustainability”.
- The 82-year-old industrialist and philanthropist is the recipient of two of India’s highest civilian awards – Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.
On December 21,2020 the Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (FIICC) honoured the veteran industrialist Ratan N Tata (82 years old) with the title of “Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace Award” for promoting unity, peace and sustainability.
Participants from India, Israel and UAE attended the event.
Tata said that he always viewed Israel as a country of ‘great opportunity for India’ and its creativity are often combined with India”s low cost of producing for exports to the whole world.
“I am sure he’s very happy to witness the Abraham Accords in his lifetime. (He is) rated because the most respected and ethical businessmen of India”, Kripalani said in his speech bestowing the honour on the chairman emeritus of the Tata Group on Monday evening.
“It is a great privilege to be involved with a country like Israel that I have respect for. I have always called it a country of opportunity for India… There is something in the genes of Israeli people that makes them creative,” Tata said at the virtual event.
The opening of the Federation of Indo-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s international chapter in Dubai is the first such initiative aiming at tapping business opportunities together in other countries, and developing trilateral collaborations.
The event also saw the announcement of FIICC’s global partnership with International Federation of Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce (IFIICC), an independent organisation headquartered in Dubai which was recently launched as an international platform for collaboration between Israel and the Indian diaspora.
Participating from Dubai in the virtual ceremony, Merzi Sodawaterwala, the chairman of IFIICC, said, “Sustainable business is essentially the heart of the Tata Group.”
Raviv Byron, the founding president of IFIICC, told that, “Tata has done a lot for India-Israel ties. He has generously contributed towards promoting innovation that supports sustainability and has been a promoter of peace in the region, including with the Palestinians. He has visited Israel a few times which has been extremely beneficial in promoting ties between the two countries.”
