United Kingdom MP Bob Blackman in Jaipur lately.
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Noting that the British authorities regards India as a powerful good friend and a powerful ally, United Kingdom MP Bob Blackman has mentioned that India has done a remarkable job under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in transforming the financial system and the nation is on monitor to turning into the main financial system of the world.
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In an interview with ANI, Mr. Blackman mentioned India and the United Kingdom have an settlement on safety, defence and different issues and that demonstrates the goodwill between the 2 nations.
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“We are two countries with a shared past and tremendous future ahead of us and we are at the moment negotiating what could be an incredible free trade deal, which would benefit India and the United Kingdom. So, anything that disrupts that is extremely regrettable, particularly when it’s with our foundation.”
Mr. Blackman has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East because the 2010 General Election. He was a Greater London Assembly (GLA) member for Brent and Harrow for 4 years, after ousting the Labour Leader on the GLA in June 2004.
Mr. Blackman was additionally a Councillor for the Preston Ward in Brent for twenty-four years, serving as chief of the Brent Conservatives from 1990 to 2010, earlier than stepping down in an effort to stand because the Conservative candidate for Harrow East, in accordance with Blackman’s web site.
Recalling Narendra Modi as Chief Minister of Gujarat, he mentioned that when he was dealing with the place as CM, the PM turned the State into the powerhouse of the financial system of India and has now reworked India.
“The Indian government have done a remarkable job under Narendra Modi of transforming the economy in India, leading India to become the fifth biggest economy now in the world, on track to become the leading economy in the world, by the way, it is going and the most populous country in the world. We also have to celebrate India is the biggest democracy in the world where the government can be replaced if that’s what the people decide.”
“From that perspective, it’s very important that we build the friendship, we build the relationship between the two countries and we do so because obviously, India has the G20 role this year.”
Mr. Blackman, who has been an MP since May 2010, mentioned, India will probably be welcoming the leaders of the world this yr and “it’s important that we cement our good relations”.
“If we don’t, that would be detrimental to India and also to the United Kingdom,” he mentioned. He mentioned the 2 nations ought to construct on their friendship.
