Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has praised the increasing business links between Britain and India in a speech at the Astra-Zeneca Auditorium in Bangalore.
Straw said: "We will work to break down barriers and disincentives to trade and investment abroad.
"I believe, for example, that Indian companies and Indian consumers will benefit if British firms are allowed greater access to Indian markets in sectors where they are world-beating, such as banking, accounting, legal services and insurance."
The Foreign Secretary concluded by saying: "Britain and India have long shared common values. More and more, we share common interests too, and a common approach, whether on globalisation and free trade, or fighting terrorism and building peace and security. Ours is a modern partnership which is firmly oriented towards the future."
