New PM David Cameron wants special relationship with India
12 May 2010
New prime minister Cameron has a record of batting for a special relationship with India.
"India is the world's largest democracy, a rapidly growing economy, a huge potential trading partner, a diverse society with a strong culture of pluralism, and a key regional player - a force for stability in a troubled part of the world," he wrote in an article.
India was the first country Cameron visited after taking over as the Conservative leader in 2006. He has promised to forge a "new special relationship" with India and support India's bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council.
His party's manifesto says that the party will "work to establish a new special relationship with India, the world's largest democracy". It also commits the party to "work towards greater stability in Afghanistan and Pakistan".
