UK Deputy PM Clegg to meet Modi, Jaitley on India visit
22 Aug 2014 5:58 AM IST
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is scheduled to hold meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley during his first-ever tour to India from Monday.
The three-city visit starts in Delhi, where Clegg is also scheduled to lay a wreath at India Gate in memory of Indian soldiers, then moves to Mumbai on Tuesday and ends in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Clegg, leader of the UK coalition partner Liberal Democrats, will be leading a 50-strong trade delegation to promote investment in three key focus sectors of education, food and retail, and defence and aerospace.
‘This will be the largest business delegation led by a senior member of this coalition government to India since the election of Prime Minister Modi,’ Clegg said of his upcoming three-day tour which is his first-ever visit to India.
‘I lead a number of trade delegations around the world but this will certainly rank among the most important I have ever undertaken during my time as Deputy Prime Minister.
The three-city visit starts in Delhi, where Clegg is also scheduled to lay a wreath at India Gate in memory of Indian soldiers, then moves to Mumbai on Tuesday and ends in Bangalore on Wednesday.
Clegg, leader of the UK coalition partner Liberal Democrats, will be leading a 50-strong trade delegation to promote investment in three key focus sectors of education, food and retail, and defence and aerospace.
‘This will be the largest business delegation led by a senior member of this coalition government to India since the election of Prime Minister Modi,’ Clegg said of his upcoming three-day tour which is his first-ever visit to India.
‘I lead a number of trade delegations around the world but this will certainly rank among the most important I have ever undertaken during my time as Deputy Prime Minister.
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