The British capital city London is looking at strengthening its ties with India by establishing new business partnerships and luring Indian tourists.
NEW DELHI: The British capital city London is looking at strengthening its ties with India by establishing new business partnerships and luring Indian tourists.
A 100-member strong delegation led by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone would visit India in November in this regard.
"London is taking India very seriously and we want to encourage the two-way process of business and tourism between the two nations," visiting London Chief Executive James Bidwell told.
He said the Mayor will be accompanied by the Commissioner of Transport for London, the organisation of the underground train in London 'Tube', to explore collaboration opportunities with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
London is also keen on sharing the best practises in terms of development and technology of airport infrastructure in the country.
Creative industry, including films, is another area in where both nations can work together. "One out of every six films filmed in London is in Hindi, this shows the kind of importance Bollywood has gained," he said.
He said Indian tourists have spent the maximum in London last year as compared to tourists from other nations in Asia.
"Around 2, 12,000 Indian tourists in London spent around 139 million pound in London last year surpassing even higher Japanese," he added.
London is expecting a double digit growth in the number of Indians visiting London in coming years.
He said there are around 4, 30,000 Indians in London which represents the biggest ethnic community and 6 per cent of city's population. Also from business point of view, 18 per cent of total FDI coming to London comes from India.
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