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British Royal Couple’s date with India: Cricket, Bollywood, connecting with children

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 - by Manish Chand

Cricket, Bollywood, Politics and Family – these four passions that resonate across India will frame the maiden visit of Britain’s royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton, kindling the start of their long friendship with this incredibly diverse country.

Modi’s Wembley address evokes mixed reaction from British media

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 - by India Writes Network

The much awaited event at Wembley on November 13, which was touted as the highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, was a grand spectacle. While in …

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.

Britain targets India: From courted to courtier

May 3, 2015May 3, 2015 - by India Writes Network

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited France, Germany and Canada in early April this year in his first official trip to Europe. Rafale fighter jets, increasing manufacturing through the Make in India campaign, urging the EU to move forward on the stalled FTA, and attracting trade and investment featured on the agenda.

While PM Modi has stated that he “usually tries to visit two to four nations together” in convenient clusters, the UK that has been desperately courting India was missing on his travel agenda. While Britain erects a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at London’s Parliament Square in a desperate attempt to entice India, amid all the hysteria in India involving Modi’s visits to relevant countries and vice versa, Britain has been greatly sidelined.

In 2014, five prominent UK politicians made official visits to India from Foreign Secretary William Hague to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Deputy PM Nick Clegg. Indeed, Prime Minister David Cameron himself has visited India three times since assuming office in 2010, including twice in 2013, professing that India is Britain’s “partner of choice” and “relations with India are at the top of the UK’s foreign policy priorities”.