The UK is Indian businesses location of choice, of the 1200 Indian companies in the EU, 700 are in the UK.
The UK is the third largest foreign investor in India after the US and Japan.
India is the 3rd largest investor in the UK.
Indian company Tata became the UKs biggest manufacturer in 2011 as owner of companies like Jaguar Landrover, Corus and Tetley Tea. (Disclosure: Tata is an Edelman India client)
In 2011, UK India Bilateral trade grew by 26% bringing the total to £16.4 bn. UK exports to India also increased, in 2011 by 29% making India the UK’s largest non EU market.
Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh was educated at Cambridge and Oxford Universities in the UK.
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the UK, took his first Government trade delegation to India within 10 months of his election compared to 10 years for the previous prime minister.
When looking for a base outside of India the first choice for purchasing a second home is London.
2% of the UK population is of Indian descent and produces 5% of UK GDP.
This year’s London Olympics have also been heavily influenced by India through the design, funding of the Orbit Tower.