PM Modi is in UK.
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LONDON—Britain and India looked to reboot a bilateral relationship that some say isn’t living up to its full potential, with plans to intensify collaboration in finance, business, defense, and energy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to the former colonial power.
At a joint news conference on the first day of Mr. Modi’s visit Thursday —the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister for almost 10 years—Prime Minister David Cameron said Indian and British companies had agreed on new collaborations worth more than £9 billion (about $14 billion) but there was scope to go much further. Aides said details of the deals would be released over the course of the visit, but included investments in a range of sectors including energy and health.
Mr. Cameron said it was probably true that for years the relationship between Britain and India had in some ways been imprisoned by the past and misconceptions that trade with India was simply about outsourcing.
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U.K., India Seek to Reboot Bilateral Relationship
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LONDON—Britain and India looked to reboot a bilateral relationship that some say isn’t living up to its full potential, with plans to intensify collaboration in finance, business, defense, and energy as Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to the former colonial power.
At a joint news conference on the first day of Mr. Modi’s visit Thursday —the first bilateral visit by an Indian prime minister for almost 10 years—Prime Minister David Cameron said Indian and British companies had agreed on new collaborations worth more than £9 billion (about $14 billion) but there was scope to go much further. Aides said details of the deals would be released over the course of the visit, but included investments in a range of sectors including energy and health.
Mr. Cameron said it was probably true that for years the relationship between Britain and India had in some ways been imprisoned by the past and misconceptions that trade with India was simply about outsourcing.
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U.K., India Seek to Reboot Bilateral Relationship