India to be one of the three major economic powerhouses: Ken Livingstone
India would be one of the three major economic powerhouses in the world in the next two decades, London Mayor Ken Livingstone has said.
By PTI |
LONDON: India would be one of the three major economic powerhouses in the world in the next two decades, London Mayor Ken Livingstone has said.
"I envisage that within the next 20 years, the three most important persons in the world will be the President of China, the President of America and the Prime Minister of India," Livingstone, who is embarking on a six-day visit to India from, next Sunday, told newsmen last night.
He said he would be leading a delegation of high-powered 80-member London "ambassadors" including Lord Sebastian Coe and Paul Deighton, Chairman and Chief Executive of London Olympics 2012 Organising Committee.
During his visit, the Mayor will open the London India Office in Delhi and the London India Office in Mumbai to promote business, trade, culture and tourism between the city and India and sign at least three agreements including a city- to-city partnership agreement with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a tourism agreement in Delhi and an agreement between Film London and the Film and Television Guild of India.
The Mayor, who will visit the Film City in Mumbai, said last year Indian film producers produced 40 movies in London and there was a vast scope to increase it.
He will host a showcase of London and Indian creative industries in Mumbai with special guest Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood superstar.
"I envisage that within the next 20 years, the three most important persons in the world will be the President of China, the President of America and the Prime Minister of India," Livingstone, who is embarking on a six-day visit to India from, next Sunday, told newsmen last night.
He said he would be leading a delegation of high-powered 80-member London "ambassadors" including Lord Sebastian Coe and Paul Deighton, Chairman and Chief Executive of London Olympics 2012 Organising Committee.
During his visit, the Mayor will open the London India Office in Delhi and the London India Office in Mumbai to promote business, trade, culture and tourism between the city and India and sign at least three agreements including a city- to-city partnership agreement with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a tourism agreement in Delhi and an agreement between Film London and the Film and Television Guild of India.
The Mayor, who will visit the Film City in Mumbai, said last year Indian film producers produced 40 movies in London and there was a vast scope to increase it.
He will host a showcase of London and Indian creative industries in Mumbai with special guest Amitabh Bachchan, the Bollywood superstar.
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