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Delhi: British Prime Minister David Cameron up to the center in India's
financial Mumbai on Monday in the three-day visit for trade focused
marred by a corruption scandal during the British-made helicopters sold
to a new journey Delhi.Cameron to come amid a scandal raging on
purchases of 12 helicopters to be used by VIP in 2010, which was bought for 748 million dollars (560 million euros) of the company Italian AgustaWestland Anglo.After
achieving in Italy and suggested paid kickbacks intermediaries through
to secure the deal, India has taken steps to cancel the contract and
started special police investigation.The British Prime Minister is
likely to face more questions about the contract - helicopters are being
manufactured in the UK South West - not with the government Indian
is keen to be seen to be acting tough on scandal.We graft ask new (UK)
in November and said that since the Italians check Let's wait for the
results (of the investigation), "a spokesman for the Indian Foreign
Ministry Syed Akbaruddin said Investigators
media.Indian will travel to Italy and ealy this week as part of the
investigation of this matter, said a spokesman for the office and
Delhi-based CBI (CBI) Sunday., Cameron, who will beaccompanied by a
delegation of significant commercial, be far more eager to address new
areas of trade and investment between Britain and
its former colony, which is facing its economy slowed sharply but still
offers a wide British Prime Minister potential.The has targeted
doubling trade with India from 11.5 billion pounds (17.8 billion dollars
and 13.4 billion euros) in 2010 to 23 billion pounds while facing
re-election in
2015.After work meetings in Mumbai on Monday, he went to New Delhi for
face-to-face talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday.In
his first trip to the country in 2010 after his election, Cameron
pressed the case for British Eurofighter aircraft part, which compete to
win a contract of $ 12 billion for 126 aircraft.Last
January, has chosen India French rival aircraft, Rafale and Dassault
Aviation made by, but with the deal still had not completed Cameron is
likely to remind the Indian government of the advantages and the
Eurofighter.Between
a delegation of businessmen to him, and executives of the supermarket
chain Tesco are looking retail sector after recent reforms to open up
the market, as well as employers for the banking and insurance world.On
a recent visit to India in 2010, issued Cameron blunt warning
unexpectedly to Pakistan arch-foe India in connection with promoting
"the export of terror", which played well in New Delhi but raised an
angry response in the Ambassador Islamabad.Pakistan fighter from Britain
accused Cameron of "harming the prospects for peace in the region." He
also stressed Cameron during the visit he came to India "in a spirit of
humility" in a deliberate attempt to distance himself from the
politicians who former British visit angered hosts.In in 2009, and
British Foreign Secretary then David Miliband sparked an uproar
diplomatic when linking the Mumbai attacks in 2008 for lack of solution
in Kashmir.India division resents any foreign interference in the area
in the Himalayas, which it considers a bilateral issue between it and
Pakistan.As
well as trade, and Cameron also use the trip to correct any
misunderstanding about his government's campaign to reduce the numbers
of immigration amid fears that young Indians can deter applicants to
study in Britain.
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