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Britain's Defense Minister Gavin Williamson is reportedly under fire from the UK Cabinet for turning down a bilateral meeting with his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman, who was due to attend the first-ever UK-India Week in London [BoroughJohnsonreportedlysoughtWilliamsonoftheimportanceoffindingtimeinthediaryforSitharaman
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"People are spitting blood on this," the newspaper quoted a UK government source as saying.
"India has one of the best t-growing defense budgets in the world, spending something like $ 50 billion a year. Williamson, "the source said.
The report said that Williamson has been accused of angering one of the world's largest economies by snubbing his Indian counterpart.
Manoj Ladwa, the Founder of UK-India Week organized in London and Buckinghamshire between June 18 and 22, said: "It would have been a good time if Williamson could have spared some time, but let's not kid ourselves that the Indians would have lost so much sleep
The event, which included a two-day conclave and UK-India Awards, attracted a battery of senior political and business figures, including Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, Culture Secretary Matt Hanbad, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Foreign Office Minister Mark Field and Liberal Democrat Leader Vince Cable and the opposition Labor Party representatives Barry Gardiner
From the Indian side, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar wa
Sitharaman had been expected to be the senior-most-expected Indian but the goal was not to have a meeting with Williamson did not work out. Ladwa – CEO of UK-based media house India Inc. – said as Brexit looms, the UK needs to be all things possible to engage with "special partners like India".
"The UK and India regional security. The opportunity for the UK to collaborate with India
"It is a great success for the UK to lead the UK. with India, "he said.
In his address during UK-India Week, India's high commissioner to the UK YK Sinha had highlighted that both countries are" on the same page "on a large number of
"India is the UK's largest trading partner, and the UK is India's 15th largest trading partner. Our total trade last year was slightly over 16 billion pounds … It's good but it's certainly not good enough. We need to do much more, "said Sinha.
With the Indian Air Force (IAF) kick-starting the process of acquiring around 110 new fighter jets from global vendors in April, the UK would be keen to be among the countries in the running for the lucrative deal.
However, another bilateral discussion related to the India-UK defense of the scheduled return for the weekend was reportedly canceled from the Indian side.
The UK's ministry of defense (MoD) indicated that a meeting Between Sitharaman and Williamson is expected in the coming weeks, during the ongoing English summer.
"The UK and India have an excellent, strong and deep defense relationship. A meeting between the defense and his Indian counterpart is being planned for the summer, "a spokesperson added.
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