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| Brown backs stronger India role | Brown backs stronger India role |
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| UK chancellor Gordon Brown has backed a stronger role for India on the international stage. | UK chancellor Gordon Brown has backed a stronger role for India on the international stage. |
| Speaking in the city of Bangalore on his first official trip to the country, Britain's prime minister in waiting talked of a "new world order". | Speaking in the city of Bangalore on his first official trip to the country, Britain's prime minister in waiting talked of a "new world order". |
| Separately, he also called "offensive" allegedly racist remarks directed at Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother. | Separately, he also called "offensive" allegedly racist remarks directed at Indian film star Shilpa Shetty on UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother. |
| Mr Brown will also visit Delhi and the financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay). | Mr Brown will also visit Delhi and the financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay). |
| Observers say the chancellor's three-day visit is an attempt to move beyond fiscal policy and strengthen his international credentials. | Observers say the chancellor's three-day visit is an attempt to move beyond fiscal policy and strengthen his international credentials. |
| He is widely expected to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister later this year. | He is widely expected to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister later this year. |
| Trade ties | Trade ties |
| Correspondents say Mr Brown's choice of Bangalore as the first stop on the visit points to the approach he is expected to take in relations with India. | Correspondents say Mr Brown's choice of Bangalore as the first stop on the visit points to the approach he is expected to take in relations with India. |
| It is time to formally recognise on a more consistent and regular basis the reality of this emerging new world order UK Chancellor Gordon Brown Sea change in UK-India ties | It is time to formally recognise on a more consistent and regular basis the reality of this emerging new world order UK Chancellor Gordon Brown Sea change in UK-India ties |
| He told business leaders in the city that he strongly backs India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. | He told business leaders in the city that he strongly backs India's bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. |
| He also said rich nations, Britain included, must acknowledge a changing world order and that the G-7, an exclusive club, might have to think about opening its doors. | He also said rich nations, Britain included, must acknowledge a changing world order and that the G-7, an exclusive club, might have to think about opening its doors. |
| "Let me say Britain strongly supports India's bid for a permanent place, with others, on a larger Security Council," Mr Brown told the Confederation of Indian Industry conference in a keynote address. | "Let me say Britain strongly supports India's bid for a permanent place, with others, on a larger Security Council," Mr Brown told the Confederation of Indian Industry conference in a keynote address. |
| "It is time to formally recognise on a more consistent and regular basis the reality of this emerging new world order." | "It is time to formally recognise on a more consistent and regular basis the reality of this emerging new world order." |
| Mr Brown also visited one of India's leading software companies, Wipro, in Bangalore. | |
| Stressing the importance of trade links between the two countries is expected to be a key theme of his visit. India is now the third largest investor in the UK, with more than 500 Indian companies opening offices there. | |
| And several British firms, including mobile giant Vodafone and retailer Tesco, are hoping to gain entry into the Indian market. | And several British firms, including mobile giant Vodafone and retailer Tesco, are hoping to gain entry into the Indian market. |
| Mr Brown will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders in Delhi on Thursday, where climate change and combating terrorism are likely to feature on the agenda. | Mr Brown will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other leaders in Delhi on Thursday, where climate change and combating terrorism are likely to feature on the agenda. |
| On Friday he will visit a Bollywood film studio in the financial and film capital, Mumbai. | On Friday he will visit a Bollywood film studio in the financial and film capital, Mumbai. |
| Big Brother row | Big Brother row |
| The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson who is travelling with Mr Brown says diplomats in India believe the Big Brother row is damaging Britain's reputation. | The BBC's political editor Nick Robinson who is travelling with Mr Brown says diplomats in India believe the Big Brother row is damaging Britain's reputation. |
| Mr Brown said the issue had been raised repeatedly during his trip. | Mr Brown said the issue had been raised repeatedly during his trip. |
| "I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks, which people see, rightly, as offensive," he said. | "I understand that in the UK there have already been 10,000 complaints from viewers about these remarks, which people see, rightly, as offensive," he said. |
| "I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance. Anything detracting from this I condemn." | "I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance. Anything detracting from this I condemn." |