"We are strongly committed to build a strategic relationship. It is happening at various levels including business to business," Cable, who was Guest of Honour at a reception hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry at Lancaster House here said. India's High Commissioner to the UK Nalin Surie, G P Hinduja, President of the Hinduja Group, Lord Navnit Dholakia, Lord Raj Loomba were among those who attended the reception.
Placing the annual limit on non-EU professionals is a key coalition promise as part of its objective to reduce net immigration into Britain.
The new coalition government headed by prime minister David Cameron is determined to have 'very good relations' with India's Tata Group, owners of Jaguar Land Rover and Corus, British business secretary Vince Cable said on Thursday.
Placing an annual limit on the number of India and other non-EU professionals who could come to Britain for work is one of the major items on the coalition government's agenda. The plan, however, has been opposed in several quarters.
Fresh from his visit to India in the last week of July, Britain's Business Secretary (minister) said he was hopeful a buyer would be found for Tata Steel-owned Corus' Teesside Cast Products plant in the northeast of this country.
As unemployment has gone up, countries have tightened their visas. We need to make sure there is no long-term impact, said CII.
Newly re-elected British Prime Minister David Cameron is working out his first one-party Cabinet made up of Conservative party MPs without any Liberal Democrat coalition considerations of the past.
The latest additions will bring the total number of UK manufacturing jobs announced by JLR over the last three years to almost 11,000.
Tourists aged 18 and over would be forced to hand over 3,000 pounds for a six-month visit visa
Apart from meeting members of the Royal Family, US President Trump is expected to discuss climate change and Chinese technology firm Huawei during his talks with outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday.
Though May won her Maidenhead seat in south-east England with 37,780 votes, she faced pressure to resign after losing her parliamentary majority.
Delhi's inability to open up a new canvas with Pakistan and Sharif is symptomatic of its sluggish thinking. Jyoti Malhotra analyses
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