Joint Declaration by India and United Kingdom on Civil Nuclear Cooperation

1. India-UK Summit talks were held in New Delhi on 19 February 2013 during the official visit to India of the British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron, MP.

1. The British Prime Minister expressed his warm appreciation for the welcome extended by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Government and people of India to him, his Ministerial colleagues, and to his delegation, which included the largest British trade delegation ever to visit India, leaders of the UK-India CEO Forum, members of Parliament, and university Vice Chancellors. During his official engagements in New Delhi, Prime Minister Cameron also called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, and the UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi.
2. The two Prime Ministers and their colleagues reviewed the progress made since the previous Summit in 2010 on building a stronger, wider and deeper relationship across the range of India-UK interests, based on shared culture, values and strategic interests. They agreed that, while substantial progress had been made on the ambitious targets set in 2010, there was considerable potential for expanding the relationship further, in particular in the area of trade and investment, and they agreed on the importance of an approach which supported business.