[Diplomacy] India-UK: David Cameron Visit, Student Visa, Jallianwala, Kohinoor, Agusta Westland Fodder points: India UK relations

s India is among the top five investors in Britain with over 700 Indian companies having set up shop there Since 90s, India has following agreements with UK 1. double taxation avoidance agreement 2. Bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement UK Supports Indias full/permanent membership i 1. Nuclear Suppliers Group 2. United Nations Security Council (UNSC). David Cameron Conservative Party PM Nick Clegg Liberal Democrats Deputy PM India-UK talks following deals/discussion were made between India and UK 1. UK will Investment in infra + energy projects in India. 2. UK will help developing 1000-kilometer Industrial corridor in the Mumbai-Bangalore region. 3. MoU for setting up Metro rail network in Mumbai. 4. India-UK will invest in joint research projects. 5. British retail giant Tesco is eager to enter multi-brand retail in India. 6. Vodafone tax case. 7. David wants to sell fighter jets to India. 8. David wants to negotiate bilateral Civil Nuclear Agreement. Joint Cyber taskforce A proposed joint cyber taskforce of India+UK. Because David wants to secure the personal information of millions of Britons stored on Indian servers against cyber attacks by terrorists, criminals and hostile states. (=China). Agusta Westland inquiry AgustaWestland is a helicopter manufacturer company in Britain. In 2010 we signed deal to buy helicopters from Agusta Westland. But Augusta Westerlands parent company= Finmeccanica= in Italy. Recently, the chief of Finmeccanica was arrested in Italy on charges that he paid bribes to win contract in India. David has assured Mohan that his Government is fully help in this investigation Visa UK would introduce same-day visa services for Indian investors. Foreign students are important for the economy of UK, Australia. But recently the Indian students have been avoiding UK like hell because

1. Rise in hate crimes. 2. Economic downturn in Europe, Job opportunities =not good. 3. UK universities offer one-year Masters degree but it is not recognized by most Indian Government universities Davids promise To fix this student immigration issue, David did two things 1. David made promise: no limit on the number of Indian students that can study in British universities, so long as they have a place and an English-language qualification. 2. Talked with HR ministry of India (for recognizing UK degrees in India.)