{"id":34768,"date":"2013-11-14T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=aac62d50e79f1d546f1bf84635b9f288"},"modified":"2013-11-15T12:32:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T12:32:51","slug":"news-story-pm-in-india-boosting-business-and-community-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=34768","title":{"rendered":"News story: PM in India: boosting business and community ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Added Urdu Translation<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Accompanied by a small business delegation, the Prime Minister will use the visit to further increase the opportunities on offer to help British businesses succeed abroad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Cameron getting off the plane on his visit to India.\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/18668\/Arriving-web.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Read David Cameron\u2019s blog on his commitment to <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/today\/post\/article\/20131114112011-146036479-my-personal-commitment-to-uk-india-relationship\">strengthening the UK-India relationship<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Prime Minister has announced plans to open a new British business centre in Mumbai, adding to the centres in Delhi and Bangalore. These centres provide practical support for British <abbr title=\"small and medium sized enterprises\">SMEs<\/abbr> wanting to start doing business in India and together they reach 75 per cent of the demand from UK <abbr title=\"small and medium sized enterprises\">SMEs<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Cameron speaking at the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta.\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/18667\/IIM-web.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>David Cameron speaking at the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Building on the success of the centres in India, the government is set to open a further 6 centres in the coming year with the government funding design, kit-out, and first year rent as it seeks to boost the number of <abbr title=\"small and medium sized enterprises\">SMEs<\/abbr> exporting. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bangalore-mumbai-economic-corridor\">Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor<\/h2>\n<p>The Prime Minister will also put British business in prime position to win lucrative and long term contracts as the UK and India take the next step in the joint 1,000 km Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor, tendering for the feasibility study and establishing a Joint Steering Group for the project. This project will offer UK firms the opportunity to play a role in India\u2019s ambitious $1 trillion infrastructure investment plans. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"links-between-british-and-indian-communities\">Links between British and Indian communities<\/h2>\n<p>The Prime Minister will also travel to the Bengali heartland of Kolkata to establish wider links between the British and Indian communities and to explore how we can do more to draw on the huge Indian diaspora in the UK. He has appointed Priti Patel MP to a new role as UK Indian Diaspora Champion for the UK to strengthen links between the government and the diaspora, promote the UK-India relationship and advance our objectives, particularly on trade and investment and education. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"David Cameron speaking at Prabodhan Leaders Conclave.\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/18669\/PLC-web.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Prime Minister said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I\u2019ve made a personal commitment to strengthening UK-India relations because I believe we can be one of the great partnerships of the 21st century. And I firmly believe that British Indians \u2013 who already bring so much to our country \u2013 can play a vital role forging this strong relationship.<\/p>\n<p>To date, I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve made the most of all they have to offer so I\u2019ve appointed Priti Patel as our diaspora champion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">This new role will increase links between the government and the British Indian community, enabling us to draw on their experiences and expertise, and strengthening the bond between our 2 countries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenting on her new role, Priti Patel MP said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The Prime Minister has made it his personal mission to strengthen the bond between the UK and India and I am delighted to support him on forging a closer relationship between our 2 countries. We are already bound together by many common bonds &#8211; economic, social and cultural. British Asians in the UK contribute hugely to our country and enrich our communities, which is why it is a privilege to have been appointed to a role which will enhance the special relationship between our 2 countries\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Cameron returns to India on his second visit this year, reflecting his personal determination to strengthen the UK-India relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34768"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34835,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34768\/revisions\/34835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}