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| David Cameron: UK and India can have 'great partnership' | David Cameron: UK and India can have 'great partnership' |
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| David Cameron hopes the UK can forge one of "the great partnerships of the 21st century" with India as he arrives there on a three-day visit. | |
| With business the main focus, he leads the largest trade delegation taken on an overseas trip by a prime minister. | With business the main focus, he leads the largest trade delegation taken on an overseas trip by a prime minister. |
| Ahead of the trip, Mr Cameron appeared to indicate in an interview that the UK's visa process could be made easier for Indian businesses. | Ahead of the trip, Mr Cameron appeared to indicate in an interview that the UK's visa process could be made easier for Indian businesses. |
| He also talked of his fondness for "pretty hot curries". | He also talked of his fondness for "pretty hot curries". |
| And he told the Hindustan Times how he was looking forward to discovering some Bollywood movies on the flight. | And he told the Hindustan Times how he was looking forward to discovering some Bollywood movies on the flight. |
| 'Great partnerships' | 'Great partnerships' |
| During the visit - Mr Cameron's second to India as prime minister - he is due to meet prime minister Manmohan Singh and president Pranab Mukherjee. | During the visit - Mr Cameron's second to India as prime minister - he is due to meet prime minister Manmohan Singh and president Pranab Mukherjee. |
| Travelling with him are representatives of companies including Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and BP as well as those of small businesses, universities, football's English Premier League, London's Underground and nine parliamentarians. | Travelling with him are representatives of companies including Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and BP as well as those of small businesses, universities, football's English Premier League, London's Underground and nine parliamentarians. |
| Asked in the interview about how he judged current relations between the UK and India, Mr Cameron said: "Britain and India can be one of the great partnerships of the 21st Century. We obviously have strong ties of history, language and culture but what's really exciting is the still untapped potential of our relationship. | Asked in the interview about how he judged current relations between the UK and India, Mr Cameron said: "Britain and India can be one of the great partnerships of the 21st Century. We obviously have strong ties of history, language and culture but what's really exciting is the still untapped potential of our relationship. |
| "I'm in no doubt that India is going to be one of the great success stories of this century - a rising power in the world. And I want Britain to be one of your partners as you grow and succeed." | "I'm in no doubt that India is going to be one of the great success stories of this century - a rising power in the world. And I want Britain to be one of your partners as you grow and succeed." |
| One of the main messages the trip is designed to send is that, despite tough talking on illegal immigration, a "warm welcome" remained for those who wanted to make a "positive contribution". | One of the main messages the trip is designed to send is that, despite tough talking on illegal immigration, a "warm welcome" remained for those who wanted to make a "positive contribution". |
| But the prime minister said he was hoping to "put an even more attractive offer on the table" when it came to visa services to Indian business travellers. | But the prime minister said he was hoping to "put an even more attractive offer on the table" when it came to visa services to Indian business travellers. |