India’s ambition has taken to appear as an integrated service meal in the world and the age of air shipping a decisive step forward on June 20, 2025, with the spread of the Air Shipping Forum (ACFI) unveiled its strategic plan while driving Air Cargo in a state of change in the field of global transformation. Update and sustainable logistical infrastructure in the middle of the emerging airline in India.
It is scheduled to be held on July 11 at the Taj Palace in New Delhi, which is expected to stimulate the Conclave ACFI framework frameworks that can be enforceable for cooperation in the field of government, especially with the country’s itself as a major node in the structure of the renovated global supply chain. With the rise in air cargo sizes in India exceeding 10 million tons annually by 2030, the strategic calibration of infrastructure, politics and digital ecosystems is necessary.
Institutional vision: From dealing with transactions to strategic empowerment
In his opening notes, ACFI and CEO of GMR Cargo & Logistics, Sanjiv Edward highlighted the necessity of re -imagining the narration of air charging in India. He said: “We are no longer involved in the global supply chain only; India is about to become a center of gravity for the conversion of air cargo. This requires new – digital, sustainable and safe thinking.”
Edward’s statement indicates a clear shift from interactive processes to proactive logistical planning, and is compatible with India’s commercial ambitions under the national logistics policy and the PM GATI Shakti initiative. The key to this vision is to integrate the ecosystem for the preparation of fragmented goods in India in the global cordonated digital and environmental compliance systems.
One of the most prominent things in this event was the opening of ACFI Tech Arena, designed to highlight the innovations through artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IOT), automation of warehouses and green logistics. The initiative is placed in technology not only as an operating tool but as an essential infrastructure in the pursuit of competitive air charging standards globally.
Given that India ranks thirty-third in the World Bank’s logistical performance index (2023), the alignment of local systems with international standards such as one IATA record and E-Or the electronic air screen standards can significantly improve the shipment tracking, collective group time and charging reliability.
Frame the strategic path of the sector
Conclave 2025 will be distinguished by four sessions under the title, each targets a specific policy or a necessary operating column for the transmission of the sector:
1. From turmoil to victory – air cargo in India rises in a new global system
Satish Lacragua was replaced by Air India Ramesh Mamedala, with an expanding air freight recitation description in India amid the reorganization of geopolitical. He called for the adaptation of pre -emptive policy, including the development of air corridors that are in line with new trade roads such as India’s Economic Corridor in India and today (IMEC) and airline networks in Central India.
This session strengthens the argument of organizational planning and the ever -based infrastructure, rather than expanding point to point.
2. Technology -based goods: rapid acceleration, e -commerce and data -led data
With the growth of e -commerce sizes across the border, Lakkaraju emphasized the need for inter -platforms such as ULIP (unified logistical interface platform) and private sector data systems. Suggested political procedures include stimulating predictive analyzes to predict the demand and unify the CCS systems (CCS) through major airports.
3. Green corridors and sustainable commercial corridors – the inevitability of air cargo
It was moderated by Keku Bomi Gazder, MD and CEO of AviaPro Logistics, this session dealt with the role of India in advancing the agenda of environmental, social and governance (ESG) in Air Logistics. Ghazdar called for the clarity of politics on the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), carbon compensation frameworks, and infrastructure for emissions tracking at shipping stations.
Although India has not yet issued a final SAF mandate for shipping tankers, this session can provide critical inputs in the draft future regulations, especially in compatibility with the long -term ICAO goals (LTAG).
4. Securing the future of goods in India: compliance, risks and flexibility according to design
It was also directed by Keku Bomi Gazder, this session is disruption in organizational immunization. With the increase in the quantities of two -use goods and increased infection with weather disorders, the willingness of compliance appears as a competitive determinant.
“We must integrate flexibility into the system design-and this means normative infrastructure, risk analyzes in an actual time, and tracking from end to end.” The importance of this session increases in view of the global audit of aviation security and the role of India expanding in the high -value supply chains, such as defense logistics and pharmaceutical preparations.
Participation of international stakeholders and the ecosystem signal
The event also admitted the ingenuity of the title in the title, indicating an increase in the interest of stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific in the development of air charging in India. This participation may indicate an increase in the alignment of trade and policies between Indian airports and regional transport companies that seek to charm India-origin, especially from the second-class cities with high production in the field of manufacturing.
ACFI DHIRIN Lakkaraju Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of AcFI DHIRN Lakkaraju stressed the need for concurrent policy frameworks to cancel the full value of the ecosystem. He said: “If we are serious about building the leadership of the goods, we need collective action frameworks-and not to segmented measures,” enhancing the organization’s ambition to work as a front for political operations.
The Curtain Raiser comes amid increasing expectations of global commercial bodies and investors regarding India’s role in diversifying the supply chain. With recent discussions in the World Trade Organization and ICAO that focuses on facilitating trade, climate obligations, and digital preparation, politics options in India in air freight will increase in an increasingly against international obligations.
One of the customs and customs holes holes to the ESG investment policies, the Conclave ACFI is about to work as a political laboratory for future directives. The strong theme focus is on the compliance and green logistics and the integration of technology with current dialogues under negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement in India and the continuous review of the national civil aviation policy.
In the short term, stakeholders are expected to monitor concrete outputs from Conclave, including white papers, organizational recommendations, and a possible road map for SAF integration. Industry experts also expect discussions on rationalizing shipping prices, shipping -related Pornis, and multimedia logistical strategies under the Gati Shakti framework.
A pivotal year for Indian air freight policy
The annual Conclave ACFI 2025 is a decisive moment in the evaluation of the air freight policy in India. By shifting at the level of the sector that depends on the coordinated implementation of digital tools, infrastructure investments, and environmental guarantee, Conclave policy talks will carry significant implications not only on the local market in India but also for its role in the chains of global goods.
For air policy makers, organizers, and industrial leaders throughout the Asia and Pacific region, the advanced model in India may provide valuable visions to build flexible, sustainable and ready -made charging systems in a rapidly bombing global economy.
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