UK’s Indian PM

British Prime Minister David Cameron during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit said a time will soon come when there will be a British-Indian prime minister. Addressing 60,000 wildly cheering British-Indians awaiting to listen to visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cameron began with an Indian style of greeting “Namaste Wembley!”

“It won't be long before there is a British-Indian prime minister in 10, Downing Street,” Cameron said citing the contributions of British-Indians in various fields. He said that “India-UK ties are about people and about prosperity. Prime Minister Modi and I govern in challenging times but we are united by the scale of our ambition,” he said. He also backed India's claim for permanent membership in the UN Security Council.

 FDI increased

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the world's confidence in India is increasing and this can be proved by the fact that foreign direct investment into India has increased by 40 percent. “FDI into India has increased by 40 percent. It shows the increasing international confidence in India,” Mr Modi said in Hindi in his much-awaited address to 60,000 wildly cheering British Indians at the iconic Wembley Stadium here.

“Two dreams that we are working towards—a clean India and India with 24/7 electricity,” he said. Earlier, British Prime Cameron and his wife Ms Samantha, dressed in a sari, welcomed Mr Modi as he arrived at Wembley Stadium. After Mr Modi met with organisers of the much-hyped event, the two leaders interacted with a group of schoolchildren of Indian origin.

 “Made in India”

Indian pop and Hindi playback singer Alisha Chinai performed at the iconic Wembley Stadium as 60,000 cheering people waited for the address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian diaspora in Britain. Ostensibly in keeping with Mr Modi's “Make in India” initiative, Alisha belted out her evergreen single “Made in India” from the album by the same name as the cultural programme ahead of Mr Modi's speech kicked off in an electric atmosphere.

Composed by Biddu and released in 1995, "Made in India" was the first Indipop album that sold on a scale comparable to Hindi film music albums. Ahmedabad-born Alisha's other albums include Jadoo, Baby Doll and Aaah Alisha. Apart from Alisha, Jay Sean, Kanika Kapoor, and Jyotsna Srikanth were among the other performers.