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On October 30, 2009, Professor Philippe Régnier said:
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Shastri News - October 2009
Chadha now a key India resource for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
His business may be ‘nuts,’ but don’t be fooled, Baljit S. Chadha is one of Canada’s tycoons when it comes to engaging India’s markets. In his years with Balcorp, Mr. Chadha has not only built a name for himself as a successful businessperson, but also as a community leader and a public policy difference maker. Now he turns his attention to an advisory role with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF) to help the policy think tank expand its resources in relation to India.
Mr. Chadha’s appiontment as a Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is part of a strategic initiative. While focusing on Asia as a whole, the Asia Pacific Foundation hasn’t always had the resources to “give India the attention they would have liked,” admits Canadian President and CEO Yuen Pau Woo. However, the Foundation has been working for the last three years to grow its India-related resources to become a stronger Canada-India knowledge broker.
Mr. Chadha has worked with the Canadian Government on policy related issues in the past. He has been a key player in a number of international trade missions and treaty development processes. He made valued contributions to the international Trade Missions led by the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Quebec. He was also involved in the opening of the Canadian Consulate General in Chandigarh and was named a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada in 2003.
Mr. Chadha looks forward to contributing his knowledge, expertise and insight to the Asia Pacific Foundation, which he holds in high regard. He sees momentum building in the India-Canada relationship, with various initiatives and projects happening ; “what we need,” he explains, “is to connect all of them under one unified goal.” This will be his focus as he begins working with AFP.
Mr. Chadha obtained his undergraduate science degree (B.Sc.) at the University of Bombay before immigrating to Canada. He has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Concordia University in Montreal and a Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario (UWO).
In 1976, he founded Balcorp Limited, an international trading enterprise and marketer of various products and services with gross annual sales of up to $100 million.
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In my capacity of professor and chairperson of the research and doctoral committees, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, I would be glad to explore whether Mr Chadha could visit our University and give a presentation on Canada and India.
It could be done for instance in relation with my new course started this fall and dealing with Industrial Asia and the Rise of Emerging Countries, which has a strong comparative focus on India and China.
Let me know how Mr Chadha can be contacted.
Best regards,
Philippe REGNIER, full professor, SIDGS, University of Ottawa