Singh also said Cameron's personal commitment and

leadership has imparted a strong momentum to the strategic partnership between India and the UK.
On trade front, he said they expressed satisfaction with progress in economic engagement, while stressing the need to do more to take the relationship to a new level.
"We discussed ways to generate higher growth in our trade. I invited increased British investments in India, including in infrastructure and energy. We have asked our officials to explore British participation in India's National Manufacturing and Investment Zones and in a possible industrial corridor in the Mumbai-Bangalore sector," he said.
India also sought Prime Minister Cameron�s support in ensuring an early conclusion of a fair, balanced and forward looking broad-based India-EU Trade and Investment Agreement, which will open new opportunities for trade and investment between the two countries, the Indian Prime Minister said.
The two leaders also discussed the prospects of enhanced cooperation in the development of defence industrial base of India through greater emphasis on technology transfer, co- development and co-production.
Stressing that education and science and technology are special areas of India-UK cooperation, Singh said he has impressed upon visiting dignitary the need for a visa regime that facilitates greater movement of people between the two countries so that this cooperation can be further energised.
Cameron, who is heading a biggest-ever business delegation, flew into the national capital this morning from Mumbai where he had stayed for a night. In Mumbai, he had announced that UK will introduce same-day visa service for Indian businessmen wanting to invest there and also clarified that there was no limit on the number of incoming students from India.
On international issues, they also had "productive discussions" on Iran and West Asia.
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First Published: Feb 19 2013 | 4:40 PM IST
