UK government needs IT aid from India

Indian IT firms will be the first representatives of Indian industry to meet a new parliamentary group focused on improving the UK's economic relations with India.

IT suppliers such as Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL and Infosys will meet the new group on Wednesday 11 February. Private sector and public sector IT projects as well as immigration the key discussion points.

The fact that IT firms have been selected for the first meeting is no surprise given they contribute a large proportion of Indian investment in the UK. TCS and HCL employ 5,000 and 2,000 people in the UK respectively. The next meeting of the APPG will be with banking and financial services firms in India.

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-Ken