Notwithstanding trade union protests over outsourcing of jobs to India, Indo-UK relations during 2003 have been at the 'peak', Lord Swraj Paul, NRI industrialist and Ambassador for Overseas British Business said on Sunday.
"India-British relations at this point of time are at the peak and more could be done. More effort can produce better result for the benefit of both countries," Lord Paul said on the eve of his fortnight-long visit to Sri Lanka and India commencing on Tuesday.
He said the India-UK Round Table, co-chaired by him and India's Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission K C Pant, had contributed a great deal for bringing about a change in the atmosphere.
"Trade is increasing. More and more Indian companies are coming into Britain and they are well respected and well received. This is an opportunity for India to be able to use entrepreneurial and technological success in Britain as a window to the whole world," Lord Paul, Chancellor of the Wolverhamton University, said.
"British companies themselves are thinking India as a natural source of supply for them because Indian suppliers know British market and their expectations.
"There is a great deal of effort being made in combining research and development between the two countries and the Indo-British agreement on Science and Technology signed during Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to India is going from strength to strength."
