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Bolstering London-Delhi Bridge: Ushering in 2.0 India-UK partnership

November 13, 2015November 24, 2015 - by Manish Chand

Bathed in colours of the Indian tri-colour, the London Bridge looked incandescent in the winter evening as Great Britain rolled out a full-throated charm offensive to court the leader of the world’s largest democracy and one of the world’s fastest growing economies.

Nuclear deal signals new phase in India-UK ties

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 - by Manish Chand

LONDON: Marking a new phase of their rejuvenated partnership, India and Britain have capped years of negotiations by signing a civil nuclear cooperation pact that will enable enhanced collaboration in areas of atomic research and safety.

Modi in London: “India will not tolerate intolerance”

November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 - by Manish Chand

It was a question he may have expected while preparing for his trip to India as the leader of the world’s largest democracy, and not surprisingly his answer was well-rehearsed.

Modi’s visit to London: Rejuvenating India-UK ties

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s November 12-14 visit to the UK will be the first tour by an Indian prime minister to Britain in nearly a decade. Dr Manmohan Singh was the last Indian prime minister to visit the UK in October, 2006.

Modi to unveil long-term vision for ‘special’ India-UK ties

November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Ahead of his maiden UK visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to bolster special relationship with the UK and underlined that he will chart out a long-term vision to upscale India-UK strategic relationship to a new level.

Modi’s visit to UK: MNCs plan to unveil $15 billion in India

November 7, 2015November 7, 2015 - by India Writes Network

Economic diplomacy is going to be the reigning flavor during India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK. Buoyed by upbeat projections for the Indian economy, top British multinationals are planning to unveil USD 15 billion of trade and investments in India during Mr Modi’s visit.

Modi invites UK to be part of ‘Make in India’

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 - by India Writes Network

NEW YORK: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kingdom (UK) in November, India invited UK to be a part of its Make in India initiative. The …

High expectations from Modi’s UK visit: Focus on smart cities, investments

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 - by India Writes Network

As the euphoria builds up around India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s November trip to the United Kingdom, Britain’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Sajid Javid is in India to firm up the visit for the visit. This will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the UK in more than a decade. The last visit was by Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee in 2001.

Modi expected to visit UK after the elections

January 9, 2015January 11, 2015 - by Manish Chand

The India-UK relations are poised to move into a higher trajectory, with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to visit Britain after the May elections in that country.
Mr Modi was speculated to visit Britain towards January-end, with British Prime Minister David Cameroon keen that the Indian prime minister travels to his country early this year.
However, with the upcoming elections, the plan appears to have changed.
A group of NRIs and PIOs from the UK met Mr Modi on the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Summit in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar.
The prime minister conveyed that he will be visiting Britain after the elections, Lord Diljit Rana, veteran entrepreneur and member of the House of Lords, told India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org) in an interview. The visit is likely in September-October, said Lord Rana, president of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin, (GOPIO) said.

UK promises exceptional welcome to Modi, upbeat about India Story: Baroness Verma

November 20, 2014November 23, 2014 - by India Writes Network

The multifarious ties between India and Britain are headed for a marked upswing. Moments after he met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brisbane, British Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: “Relations with India are at the top of the priorities of UK’s foreign policy.” “Your’s is a very inspiring vision, U.K. wants to partner in any way we can,” Mr Cameron said in another tweet.
The British leader’s enthusiasm seems to be shared across the spectrum in Britain. Soon after the Modi-Cameron meeting, Manish Chand, Editor-in-Chief of India Writes Network (www.indiawrites.org), caught up with UK Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Baroness Sandip Verma, and found her brimming with enthusiasm about the trajectory of the India-UK relations and the India growth story.
The 55-year-old politician and businesswoman, who has been made a Conservative peer for life, is also a visible emblem of the success of the Indian diaspora in Britain. In this wide-ranging interview with indiawrites.org in New Delhi, the Amritsar-born Sandip Verma speaks about how Britain is eagerly looking forward to offering Prime Minister Modi “exceptional welcome,” the success of the Indian community in Britain and soaring expectations about the India story under the leadership of a reform-minded prime minister.