London: UK’s Prime Ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has said that he wants to change the relationship between Britain and India to make them bilateral so that UK students and companies can have access to India. The former chancellor welcomed people by saying “Namaste, Salaam, Kem Chho and Kidda” at an event organised by the conservative friends of India (CFIN), a migrant organisation in north London.
Most of the British Indians participated in the event. “All of you are my family,” he said while addressing the people in Hindi.
“We know that the relationship between the UK and India matters a lot,” he said, responding to a question from CFIN Co-Chair Reena Ranger on bilateral relations.
He said, “We are like a bridge between two countries. We all know that the UK knows the opportunities to work and sell in India, but in reality we need to look at this relationship differently because there are a lot of things that we’re here in the UK. We can learn from India.”
“I want to make sure that it is easier for our students to go to India and study there, it is easier for our companies and Indian companies to work together because it is not just a one-way relationship, it is a bilateral relationship and I want to bring about such a change in this regard,” Sunak said.