Economic ties top agenda as Modi meets Cameron, EU chief, Abe
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Though he was meeting the British prime minister for the first time, the ground for an upscale in bilateral relations was laid during the visit by British Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond and later Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to India in the past few months. Britain is pushing for the European Consortium to bag the multi-billion dollar Indian deal for 126 fighter jets with its Eurofighter Typhoon in case the Modi government's negotiations for the French Rafale jets fall through. The European Consortium comprises Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Modi will have bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and also Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on the sidelines of the G20. He will also meet French President Francois Hollande, who is likely to push for negotiations to clinch the multi-billion dollar deal for the Rafale, which was selected two years ago for the 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) project...