, Minister for Asia and the Pacific
at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will pay his first visit to
India as a minister on 3-4 October 2017.
Mr Field will visit New Delhi and Chennai. In New Delhi he will
deliver the keynote speech at CyFy, a flagship conference on
cyber internet governance and security organised by the leading
think tank ORF. He will also meet Indian Minister for Information
and Technology, Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad, and Minister of State for
External Affairs, Mr MJ Akbar.
The Minister will visit the BBC World Service offices as it
expands its broadcasting into Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi and
Telugu, and will meet the Director General of the BBC, , who is also
visiting India. He will meet young film makers at the British
Council in New Delhi, followed by a discussion with some of
India’s Next Generation leaders.
Mr Field said:
“The UK/India relationship is thriving and I am delighted to
pay my first visit to India since becoming a minister.
“As modern, diverse democracies, the UK and India are united
by common values, history and connections, and a shared stake in
each other’s future prosperity, security and success.
“The UK and India are natural partners in cyber security and
we are committed to working with India to share best practise and
threat analysis, as well as train and grow our cyber experts for
the future.
“During my visit I also look forward to discussing how we can
work ever closer with India as the most populous country in the
Commonwealth, and how we can tackle together the global
challenges we face.”
Mr Field will travel to Chennai on 4 October where he will call
on the Chief Secretary of the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Later in the day Mr Field will also visit a school project run by
the British Council to meet students and understand how the
British Council support education in India.
Mr Field will then travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
