London is the number one investment location for Indian companies.
During the visit organised by the UK India Business Council and UK Trade and Investment, 129 delegates, including business leaders Vittorio Colao, CEO, Vodafone; Lord Meghnad Desai, noted NRI economist; Terry Hill, chairman, Arup; Evelyn de Rothschild and Gerry Grimstone of Standard Life will visit New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai.
UK-based Standard Life, the joint venture partner in HDFC Standard Life Insurance and HDFC Asset Management Company, is entering the Indian private equity space. Gerry Grimstone, chairman of the British insurance major, speaks to Business Standard's Shilpy Sinha on the impact of the economic slowdown and the company's investment plans.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.