Narendra Modi may get UK visa in May, hints Cameron

[agamdilawari]

AHMEDABAD: Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, it is reliably learnt, has informed his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh about his government's intention to grant visa to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to visit London in or around the month of May.

"Modi's visa was mentioned in the meeting on Tuesday between the two prime ministers," said a source close to the developments. The UK has been showing signs of warming up to the BJP's emerging prime ministerial candidate and it forged a partnership with the Vibrant Gujarat summit last month.

There was even some speculation that Cameron might "bump into" Modi during his recent India visit, but that was not to be. Instead, it has been decided that a team of British MPs, who will be coming to Gujarat shortly with a business delegation, would invite Modi to visit London.

The change in policy, after the visa denial in 2005 on account of Modi's alleged complicity in the 2002 riots, comes at a time when Cameron's Conservative Party would like to keep Gujarati votes. There are an estimated 850,000 Gujaratis out of around 1.5 million people of Indian origin in UK, and could influence some seats in the December 2013 elections.

The official line, as Cameron spelled out within his group, is that it makes sense to "engage with Modi without endorsing him at the moment". Modi had last visited London in August 2003 — but that was without diplomatic protocol. This time he will be visiting in his official capacity as chief minister for which Manmohan Singh will have to give him clearance.

Modi has invitations from the Conservative Friends of India, Friends of BJP and a group of MPs from the European Union to visit London. Incidentally, all programmes are scheduled for May.

Narendra Modi may get UK visa in May, hints Cameron - The Times of India

 

[Screambowl]

he is a man of actions. some say what he thinks is not possible so those who say it are according to me idiots. But world knows that what ever he says has some weightage only Indians couldn't recognize the diamond produced in their ow land.

India need a lot a really lot of awareness and general knowledge to come out this koop-manduk mode.

 

[KRAIT]

Kashmiri pundits will return to their homes. VHP and Bajrang Dal will be in jails for enticing violence. Muslim fringe groups from Kashmir to Tamil Nadu will be jailed.

Illegal immigrants will be transferred back to their countries. Development in NE and Naxalite area will increase. Domestic defense industries especially private players will get boost.

It will take him 10 years to solve all these internal issues as it is difficult to handle 1.2 billion people. But change will occur.

Sooner US, UK realizes it that Modi is going to make pacts with China and Russia, sooner they can have India on neutral side.

Just let Narendra Modi come.

Good dreams. Will it materialize, lets see.

 

[KS]

OMG, he does not apply for a visa to US and USA consul himself pokes his nose to say they are not giving him visa

He does not apply to UK visa and the UK prime minister says he discussed the issue with the Indian PM and may give him visa



Why dont these guys open their mouths after he actually applies for those visas ? lol

I think the 100 crore social media package of UPA is being spent on these kind of articles to un-neccessarily hype up a thing that frankly no one cares about.