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The Joint Declaration that Prime Minister Blair and I issued last September committed
our two countries to a strategic partnership. Such a relationship enables us to bring
together every element of our societies, including businessmen, academics, scientists and
artists in common effort to develop new competencies. We must increase efforts to realize
the untapped potential in the Indo-British partnership not merely information or
knowledge, because there is already a glut of data. Our focus must be to find new ground to
anchor our relationship.
Hon. Members, I therefore suggest that the Indo-British partnership of the 21st
century should be based on greatly enhanced bilateral trade and investment flows,
cooperation in the cutting edge of the knowledge revolution, and close cooperation in
management of international security. I am happy to note that work is already proceeding
apace on both sides to ensure that these avenues are further explored. Developing these
aspects of our relationship will determine our success in forging a forward-looking
partnership to establish a positive international security environment and a more just and
equitable global order, based on sustainable development. In this context, I look forward to
the visit of Prime Minister Blair to India later this year to add more weight to this special
relationship.
One of the special features of the enduring ties with Britain is the absence of rancor
and bitterness. Indeed, there are few similar examples of such goodwill. Constructing the
edifice of a strong and future-oriented strategic partnership on these foundations is the
best tribute we can pay to our past. We owe this to ourselves for retaining the best
elements of our partnership and for understanding. AILSA provides law students with
opportunities to interact with legal professionals in both national and international arena.
On regular basis the association conducts academic conferences, seminars, free legal aid,
and academic conventions. Through the association, student activists and law professionals
are constantly working together to fulfill the national demand for legal support.