India said it is committed to building up Indian Ocean Rim Association in line with its own expanding bilateral ties with the members of the grouping.
British Airways has announced a special return economy fare of Rs 19,000 from India to the UK from October this year, besides reductions in all other classes.
The I-T department has been probing 240 HSBC cases where it is suspected that Indians have stashed their illicit funds abroad.
Domestic airlines expect the fall in prices of aviation fuel to boost their earnings from the quarter ending December.