Lula highlighted the rapid growth in economic ties between the two countries and the untapped potential. In 2006, bilateral trade was only about $200 million, which rose to $2.4 billion a few years later, and reached $15 billion last year. "I have with me possibly the biggest delegation of ministers, businesspeople of all the different trips that I have taken up until now, and this shows the commitment that I have with India," said Lula.
