What other politician can attract 60000 people to Wembley? For David Cameron and the 1.5 million British-Indian community,this is about so much more than trade and politics
The visit of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, or to the UK is the most principal moment for the British-Indian relationship in generations.
This is not only due to issues of trade,student numbers or high diplomacy – although these are unquestionably principal – but because his arrival nowadays comes at a time when the British Indian diaspora has truly near of age. British Indians have reached the very top of public life, be it in business, or academia,healthcare or politics. It is a group that has made, and continues to create, and an immeasurable contribution to this country. This visit – Modi’s first to the UK,and the first by an Indian prime minister for many years – will be a defining moment for the community.
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Source: theguardian.com