Describing the rally as a “truly historic moment”, Cameron said: “Prime minister Modi, you can see what I see everyday – British Indians putting the great into Great Britain”.
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Nepalis living in London had gathered near 10 Downing Street where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart David Cameron.
The deals are expected to include India buying more BAE Systems Hawk trainer jets – the same plane used by the Red Arrows – for its armed forces.
When asked to Mr Cameron’s about the issue, he said: “There was a lot of understanding and appreciation”.
On Friday, in a signal honour to India, Modi was hosted to a luncheon banquet by Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace here.
“People of United Kingdom and India are easily compatible”. However, both leaders expressed a wish to see trade ties deepen.
Speaking about defense co-operation, they welcomed the new Britain-India Defense and global Security partnership and agreed that it should “signal a step-change in partnering on developing capability, expertise and sharing technology, analysis and information”.
The protesters were carrying placards like “Hindutva is threat to Indian unity”, “Modi not welcome in UK” and “Stop religious persecution in India”.
The protesters shouted “Back Off India” and held placards saying “remove blockade”.
“We have opened the doors for FDI”. The institute has also joined calls for a Comprehensive Immigration Review to ensure government policies balance public concerns with the needs of the business.
“International students should be removed from the numbers immediately”.
He announced resumption of a direct flight between London and Ahmedabad, simplification of the process concerning Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card and measures taken towards electronic travel authorisation and e-migration portal.
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On his last official visit to the country in 2013 he told The Times of India that it was “simply not true” that Britain was “freezing out” Indians. “This hurts our universities now and will damage our economy in the future”.
