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28/07/2010
PM Leads Trade Delegation To India
Prime Minister David Cameron has begun a two-day visit to India as he seeks to promote increased trade and investment and strengthen relations.
The Prime Minister has been joined by a number of government ministers, including Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague and a high-level delegation of representatives of UK business, industry, sport and culture.
Meanwhile, Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the government will allow the export of British civil nuclear technology and expertise to India for the first time.
The move, which was announced by Mr Cable in Bangalore, has previously been opposed by both the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, due to India not being a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
However, Mr Cable said that British businesses "potentially could do a large amount of business in India". Speaking in Bangalore, he said: "There are obvious security sensitivities. We are conscious of those, as are the Indians. But within those constraints we really want to push ahead with civil nuclear co-operation".
(KMcA)
The Prime Minister has been joined by a number of government ministers, including Chancellor George Osborne and Foreign Secretary William Hague and a high-level delegation of representatives of UK business, industry, sport and culture.
Meanwhile, Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the government will allow the export of British civil nuclear technology and expertise to India for the first time.
The move, which was announced by Mr Cable in Bangalore, has previously been opposed by both the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defence, due to India not being a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
However, Mr Cable said that British businesses "potentially could do a large amount of business in India". Speaking in Bangalore, he said: "There are obvious security sensitivities. We are conscious of those, as are the Indians. But within those constraints we really want to push ahead with civil nuclear co-operation".
(KMcA)
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