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Airbus Chairman Reveals Why He's "Very Bullish" on India's Tech Talent

Airbus Chairman Rene Obermann expressed strong optimism about India's potential during the Berlin Global Dialogue. He was particularly impressed by the country's engineering excellence and technological capabilities after his recent visit. Obermann emphasized that Airbus views India as a strategic long-term partner rather than just a cost-saving destination. The discussions focused on evolving the partnership to leverage Indian tech talent for mutual benefit.

Key Points: Airbus Chairman Bullish on India Engineering Excellence

  • Obermann spent one week in India and was impressed by engineering quality
  • Airbus sees India as strategic long-term partner beyond cost savings
  • Indian tech talent offers unique opportunities for European companies
  • Obermann noted exceptional entrepreneurial ambition across Indian business leaders
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Engineering excellence, tech talents an opportunity for Europe, I'm very bullish on India, says Airbus's Rene Obermann

Airbus Chairman Rene Obermann praises India's engineering excellence and tech talent, calling the country a strategic long-term partner with unique opportunities for Europe.

"I was completely blown away by the level of excellence, engineering excellence, quality in India - Rene Obermann"

Berlin, October 24

Rene Obermann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Airbus, said that India's engineering excellence and tech talents offer unique opportunities for Europe, adding that he is "very bullish on India."

Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Friday, Obermann said, "I was in India and I spent one week there and I was completely blown away by the level of excellence, engineering excellence, quality in India. For Airbus, India is a strategic long-term partner. Part of the discussions was not only how can you make things cheaper for us, but actually how can we make things better by leveraging the capabilities of Indian technology and the tech talents there. was part of the discussions how to evolve the partnership with India. And by the way, I think the situation offers unique opportunities for Europe. I'm very bullish on India."

Responding to a question on whether India will be able to surpass China, he stated, "answer. I think the ambition which I sensed, the ambition on the entrepreneurial level was beyond what I heard everywhere in the world before on the entrepreneurial level, lately, because they're coming from a position which has lots to catch up still. If you think about GDP per capita, but everyone I spoke to had a massive ambition, not only that, excellent education and super good engineering."

Speaking at the same panel discussion, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India is exploring new markets and leveraging looking at a stronger demand impetus within the Indian economy to counter the impact of the US tariffs.

Speaking about the advantages due to the active workforce, Goyal said, "We have a demographic dividend, our average age is only 28 and years, which you won't find in many other parts of the world except of course Africa. Now that young person now connected with the internet, and we have a billion internet users, very aspirational. That aspiration is driving him to work harder, is driving him to adopt new technologies, new languages, new countries. I think one must also recognise India's economy, while it may seem it's only a USD 4 trillion economy, on a purchasing power parity is already at USD 15 trillion."

- ANI

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Rohit P
As someone working in aerospace engineering, this validation from Airbus means everything. We've been telling our management for years that Indian talent can drive innovation, not just reduce costs. Hope this leads to more R&D centers in India.
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David E
While the praise is welcome, we need to ensure this translates into meaningful partnerships and technology transfer, not just outsourcing. The real test will be whether European companies share their core technologies with Indian partners.
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Ananya R
The demographic dividend point by Minister Goyal is crucial. With 1 billion internet users and average age of 28, we're perfectly positioned for the digital economy era. This is India's decade! 🇮🇳
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Michael C
Having worked with Indian engineering teams for 5 years, I can confirm the quality and innovation they bring. The ambition Obermann mentioned is real - Indian professionals are hungry to prove themselves on global stage.
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Siddharth J
$15 trillion PPP is massive! We often underestimate our own economic strength. Partnerships like Airbus can help bridge the gap between our technical talent and global manufacturing excellence. Jai Hind!

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