The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council — the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar — are both a strong base and a key market for Tata companies. The Tata footprint in the region was established in the early 1990s and has been steadily increasing since then.

Information technology and communications
	Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a leading global provider of telecommunications solutions serving the voice, data and next-generation service needs of carriers, enterprises and consumers across the world. The company is constructing a new TGN-Gulf cable system in partnership with several major telecommunications operators in the Middle East, which will act as a gateway to the TGN network connecting the region with reliable high-speed bandwidth to all the key cities of the world. For more information, see company website or profile.

	Tata Consultancy Services
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) operates in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain, offering IT consulting, IT services and its own products in the banking and insurance sector to clients in government, telecom, energy, utilities and financial services. For more information, see company website or profile.

	Tata Elxsi
Tata Elxsi is a design company that blends technology, creativity and engineering to help customers transform ideas into world-class products and solutions. The company has a sales office in the region. For more information, see company website or profile.

	Tata Interactive Systems
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) enables key initiatives by providing learning solutions that address a variety of training, e-learning and performance support. TIS has a sales office in the region. For more information, see company website or profile.

Services
	Indian Hotels
The Indian Hotels Company and its subsidiaries, collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, is one of Asia's largest and finest group of hotels. The company operates the Taj Palace Hotel in Dubai and is developing the Taj Exotica Resort and Spa, a luxury resort at the Palm Island Jumeriah crescent in Dubai. For more information, see company website or profile.

Tata International

Tata International (TIL) is the trading arm for Tata group entities across the world. It has a global presence in automobile distribution, manufacturing and trading in leather, engineering goods, metals and minerals. TIL's subsidiary, Tata West Asia FZE, based in Dubai, looks after the operations in the Middle East region and spearheads the steel trading activity of the company. It also engages in trading of minerals, chemicals and engineering products. For more information, see company website or profile.

Engineering
	Tata Consulting Engineers
Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) is a premier engineering consulting organisation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons. TCE's subsidiary, TCE QSTP-LLC based in Doha, Qatar focuses on research work related to nanotechnology, software oriented activities, 3D modelling and applied research pertaining to energy, water and material science. For more information, see company website or profile.

	Tata Motors
Tata Motors is one of the world's largest automobile companies, with a product range that covers small, medium and heavy commercial vehicles, buses, sports vehicles and passenger cars. The company has developed a fast growing market for its medium and heavy trucks and buses through a well-established distributor network in the region. For more information, see company website or profile.

Voltas

Voltas is India's leading air-conditioning, refrigeration and engineering services companies. Its core competencies lie in air conditioning and cooling appliances and services. Voltas has a big presence in the UAE with its electro-mechanical contracting business for race tracks, theme parks, hotels, airports, palaces, hospitals, defence, district cooling plants and commercial, shopping and office complexes. It has established many joint-ventures and subsidiaries in the region to undertake electro-mechanical projects and related maintenance works. For more information, see company website or profile.

Consumer products
	Tata Global Beverages
Tata Global Beverages is an integrated beverage business. Through innovation, strategic acquisition and organic growth, the company is on a path to become a leader in branded healthy beverages. The company has a presence the region through its Tetley, Tata Tea and Kanan Devan brands. For more information, see company website or profile.

	Titan Industries
Titan Industries is a manufacturing company that produces India's largest and best-known range of personal accessories – watches, jewellery, sunglasses and prescription eye wear. It has significant sales presence in the Middle East. The brand currently holds the No 2 position in the Middle East, and is a market leader in Oman and Bahrain. For more information, see company website or profile.