Tech Summit: Trade and British-Indian Relationship

tech summit: I will be discussing with Prime Minister Modi how we can increase the detail and depth of our trade and investment discussions, and identify what more we can do, now, to unleash our businesses, industries, exporters and investors, May told an India-U.K. Tech Summit in New Delhi at the start of a two-day trip that will take her on Tuesday to the tech hub of Bengaluru, according to The Japan Times. This does not need to wait for us to leave the EU. May, who said she wants Britain to be a global leader in free trade, has said she plans to use the visit to try to reduce barriers to trade with India and pave the way for a post-Brexit free trade deal. Making her first visit to India since taking office in July, May described the potential of the British-Indian relationship as limitless and announced a scheme to make it quicker and easier for Indian business travelers to clear passport control. But with the Indian government keen to secure more access to Britain for students and skilled workers, visa numbers are likely to be a sticking point in any talks. He also called for greater mobility and participation of young people in educational and research opportunities — an apparent reference to the sharp fall in the number of Indian nationals studying in Britain since 2010. Modi said it was vital that India and Britain work together to define the knowledge economy of the 21st century, and invited U.K. partners to get involved in his signature policy initiatives such as his plan to develop 100 smart cities. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.