Taking forward their strategic
ties, India and Britain Thursday agreed to boost cooperation in cyber
security, including strengthening bilateral cooperation in tackling
cyber crime.
The two countries issued a joint statement on
cooperation on cyber issues after talks between British Foreign
Secretary William Hague and India's External Affairs Minister Salman
Khurshid here.
India and Britain, which upgraded their relations
to a strategic partnership in 2004, have agreed that as part of the
India-UK Strategic Dialogue, their foreign ministers would work together
"on areas of common interest in the cyber domain".
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India, Britain to step up cyber security cooperation
India, Britain to ramp up ties
India and Britain will hold talks Thursday to scale up economic ties and
expand cooperation in diverse areas, including civil nuclear energy,
defence, counter-terrorism and cyber security.
'Immigrants know more about Britain'
A British parliamentarian has claimed new immigrants are better aware about the country's heritage than many Britons.
Labour
justice spokesperson Sadiq Khan said that it "frustrated" him to see
newcomers obliged to sit citizenship tests when many people "know b*****
all" about British history, the Daily Mail reported.
Khan, the
son of Pakistani immigrants and MP for Tooting parliamentary
constituency in south London, claimed to have come across many people
who have gone through the citizenship ceremony and feel "so excited and
enthused".
British envoy meets Modi
Marking the end of the decade-long no-contact policy with Gujarat after
the 2002 riots, Britain's envoy to India Monday met Chief Minister
Narendra Modi and discussed new opportunities for collaboration. The BJP
hailed the change in Britain's stand towards the "vibrant and growing"
state.
British High Commissioner James Bevan met Modi in
Gandhinagar with a small delegation for around 50 minutes, official
sources said in New Delhi. The meeting came at a time when political
parties in Gujarat are geared for the state assembly polls in December.
Bevan also met Governor Kamla Beniwal.
Modi was quick to welcome the decision of British Prime Minister David Cameron to bolster relations with Gujarat.
"During
the meeting, Modi, keeping in mind the large number of Gujarat origin
people living in UK, urged him to start an office of deputy British high
commission in Gujarat," said an official statement by the state
government.
Modi also invited the British government to
participate in 'Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit', his flagship
project to spur state's industrialisation, to be held in January 2013.
"The envoy has accepted the invitation," it said.
Britain ends Gujarat boycott
Marking the end of the decade-long no-contact policy with Gujarat after
the 2002 riots, British High Commissioner James Bevan Monday met Chief
Minister Narendra Modi and discussed new opportunities for
collaboration.
Bevan met Modi in Gandhinagar with a small delegation for around 50 minutes, official sources said in New Delhi.
Bevan also met Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal.
Modi was quick to welcome the decision of British Prime Minister David Cameron to bolster relations with Gujarat.
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