Speaking ahead of his visit to India, UK Minister of
State for Asia and the Pacific, the Rt Hon MP said:
I am looking forward to visiting India once more to
discuss a range of bilateral issues and build on the
tremendous success of the recent visit to the UK by
Prime Minister Modi.
I shall be meeting Minister MJ Akbar and Mr Amitabh
Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog to follow up on the ambitious
set of deliverables that were agreed last month
during Prime Minister Modi’s visit and specifically
on the India-UK Tech Partnership.
As two countries with a global outlook, the UK is
committed to working with India to unlock the full
potential of our trade and investment relationship.
While in New Delhi on 7 May, Minister Field will meet
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar and CEO
of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant and visit ASHA, a civil
society organisation working for women’s empowerment
and the environment.
On Tuesday 8 May, the Minister will travel to Hyderabad
to attend a roundtable on ‘Corporate Green Leadership’
and also visit T-Hub, India’s largest incubator housing
more than 200 start-ups, before interacting with rural
female students at Voice Camp, an event organised by
civil society organisation Voice4Girls in collaboration
with BDHC Hyderabad.
