British Prime Minister in India tour marred by fraud helicopter

New 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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