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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 has said the UK can forge one of "the great partnerships of the 21st century" with India, as he arrives in Mumbai to begin a three-day visit.David Cameron has said the UK can forge one of "the great partnerships of the 21st century" with India, as he arrives in Mumbai to begin 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 what 10 Downing Street says is 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. Among those represented are Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and BP - plus the British Museum and London's Underground.
He also talked of his fondness for "pretty hot curries". Meanwhile, Mr Cameron has appeared to indicate that the UK's visa process could be made easier for Indian businesses.
And he told the href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Europe/Cameron-is-back-to-do-more-business/Article1-1013092.aspx" >Hindustan Times how he was looking forward to discovering some Bollywood movies on the flight. Speaking at the first stop on his trip, a question and answer session at Unilever headquarters in Mumbai, he told the audience: "India's rise is going to be one of the great phenomena of this century and it is incredibly impressive to see."
'Great partnerships' "Britain wants to be your partner of choice. We've only just started on the sort of partnership that we could build.
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. "As far as I'm concerned, the sky is the limit."
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. Another of the visit's aims is to address controversy over recent toughening of UK visa rules.
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. Mr Cameron told his audience that there was no limit on the number of Indian students that could come to British universities, so long as they had an English language qualification and a place to study.
"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." In an interview just ahead of the trip with the href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Europe/Cameron-is-back-to-do-more-business/Article1-1013092.aspx" >Hindustan Times - in which he said Britain and India could be "one of the great partnerships of the 21st Century" - he stressed how there was a "warm welcome" for those who wanted to make a "positive contribution" to the UK.
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". 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. During what is Mr Cameron's second trip to India as prime minister, he is due to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pranab Mukherjee.
He appears to be hoping for some culinary distractions at least: asked during the curtain-raising Q&A session which Indian dishes he was hoping to sample, he replied that it would be a Kerala fish curry - "to see if it compares to my wife's".