PM May offers easier access to India nationals to spur trade, investment
UK businesses also expected to ink £1b worth of deals during May's trip to India
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UK Premier Theresa May is aiming to boost trade and investment with India and is offering improved entry requirements for business people and students.
"I've made my first trade mission, and first bilateral visit outside Europe, to India, because more trade, more investment and fewer barriers to doing business in our two countries will make us all more prosperous, peaceful and secure," Mrs May said in her opening speech . "We have a strong starting point, with Britain investing more in India than any other G20 country, and India investing more in Britain than it does in all other EU countries put together."
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