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“In spite of its status as a developing nation, India is unflinchingly opening its doors to the global community, presenting a vast array of opportunities that closely resemble those typically associated with developed countries,” emphasized Mr. Rajendra Shankar Bagade.

Mr. Rajendra Shankar Bagade, a distinguished Chartered Accountant equipped with a Post-Qualification Diploma in Information Systems Audit and a diploma in IFRS from ACCA, London, boasts an impressive track record spanning over 17 years. His expertise lies in the domains of statutory audit, tax audit, income tax, and company law advisory services. As a partner and a respected Governing Council Member of SARC & Associates, he has cultivated extensive experience in navigating the intricacies of financial regulations. Additionally, his proficiency extends to the realms of IFRS convergence and information system assurance.

The India Global Chamber of Business (IGCOB) has embarked on a remarkable mission. Its primary objective is to introduce a plethora of opportunities to industries and businesses, both domestic and international, operating within India. This endeavor is driven by the ambition to enable them to not only compete but excel on a global scale. IGCOB is committed to providing distinct advantages, not only to multinational corporations but also to local enterprises, inspiring a sense of local and national pride as they forge their paths to success.

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Ms. Mamata Chakraborty, Director of the India Global Chamber of Business (IGCOB), passionately emphasizes the vital role of women in shaping India’s history and society. She pays homage to remarkable women such as Smt. Prathibha Devingish Patil, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, and Smt. Indra Nooyi, underscoring their significant contributions. Ms. Mamata Chakraborty firmly believes that women in India are leading in diverse areas, from assuming the role of CEOs in Fortune 500 companies to being homemakers. She asserts that women are no longer passively accepting the status quo but are actively changing the aspects of society that are unacceptable.

Ms. Mamata Chakraborty is a prominent figure in the legal and corporate world. As an Advocate at the Delhi High Court and the Vice-President of SARC & Associates, Chartered Accountants, she brings a wealth of experience, with more than 11 years of involvement in various domains, including corporate laws, the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), and forensic audit. Her educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree, Fellowship from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, FEMA (ICSI) certification, and expertise in forensic audit and fraud detection (ICSI). Moreover, she possesses specialized knowledge in anti-money laundering, with a comprehensive understanding of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws and regulations. Her vision is to create an inclusive and globally compatible environment where her skills and abilities can contribute to the greater good.

Ms. Mamata Chakraborty firmly believes that economic development is an achievable reality when diverse industrial sectors, ranging from science and technology to defense and infrastructure, collaborate and cooperate effectively. She recognizes that diversification and globalization are pivotal elements for advancing the global economy, and the India Global Chamber of Business (IGCOB) is dedicated to reshaping business opportunities with the aim of driving maximum business growth. Beyond its local impact, IGCOB is engaged in international cooperation, working closely with not only Indian stakeholders but also global economies. Their collective objective is to pave the way for sustainable development and foster a thriving world economy.

In addition to her influential role in the business world, Ms. Mamata Chakraborty has made notable contributions to research reports and books. She has been a key contributor to various books authored and compiled by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta, a distinguished entrepreneur, philanthropist, and visionary leader. Mr. Gupta holds leadership positions in organizations such as the Indo European Business Forum (IEBF) in India and is the Founder Chairman of SARC Associates and SARC Foundation. Ms. Mamata Chakraborty’s significant contributions extend to research reports, including her substantial involvement in Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta’s report titled “India GDP: A Path to Become a $30 Trillion Economy.” This report was officially launched on November 18th, 2022, at the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF) held in the House of Lords, London, United Kingdom. Her commitment to research and knowledge sharing is further evident in her ongoing contributions to various research reports, signifying her dedication to the advancement of economic and business understanding. Other research reports, she has contributed in –

Recently, Ms. Mamata Chakraborty has written and compiled a Research Report on Overseas Direct Investment and Indian economy which highlights detailed insights into the relationship between ODI and the growth of the Indian economy. The research report includes an overview on Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Rules, 2022, Permission for making an overseas investment, Recent Trends of ODI in India, and relevant case study, among other significant topics associated with ODI. 
 
Furthermore, Ms. Mamata Chakraborty has taken on a prominent role as the Indian coordinator of the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF), a non-governmental organization dedicated to fostering bilateral relations between India and the United Kingdom since 2007. Over the last 15 years, she has been at the helm of the IEBF team, guiding their efforts toward achieving success. Each year, the IEBF’s events have consistently contributed to strengthening the economic and diplomatic ties between these two nations, with a specific focus on various key aspects. This year, 𝐈𝐄𝐁𝐅 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟎+ 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐚 (𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲), 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡, 𝐈𝐀𝐒, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 (𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲) 𝐌𝐫. 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐃’𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐚 (𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐊), 𝐌𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 (𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲)), 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐡𝐚𝐧 (𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐔𝐊), 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐔𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 (𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐲 (𝐕) 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧), 𝐌𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐞 (𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫, 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦), 𝐒𝐢𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐭 (𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚), 𝐌𝐫. 𝐁𝐨𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮 (𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬, 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐊), 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐔. Since its inception, IGCOB has significantly contributed to the growth and success of the Indo-European Business Forum (IEBF) by serving as a valuable knowledge partner. A dedicated and meticulous individual like Ms. Mamata Chakraborty serves as a genuine source of inspiration for managing large-scale events, particularly in the challenging post-Covid-19 pandemic landscape.
 

Her contribution is not restricted to research reports only, but she has played a wide role in writing of books such as –

  • Make in India (3rd Edition) written by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta (updated 2023)
  • A practical guide to “Prohibition of BENAMI PROPERTY Transaction Act, 1988” written by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta & Mr. Pawan Singh Tomar;
  • A practical guide to “Prohibition of BENAMI PROPERTY Transaction Act, 2002” written by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta & Mr. Pawan Singh Tomar; 
  • A practical guide to “The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002” written by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta & Mr. Pawan Singh Tomar;
  • Updated edition (2018-2019) “Make in India” written by Mr. Sunil Kumar Gupta; among others.