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U.K. keen on exploring trade ties with Puducherry
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- The United Kingdom is keen on exploring trade and investment opportunities in infrastructure, healthcare and IT sectors in the Union Territory of Puducherry, Oliver Ballhatchet, Deputy High Commissioner, British Deputy High Commission for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, said here on Friday.
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- Praised PIPDIC: Ballhatchet, on a brief visit to Puducherry, said he found the industrial plan laid down during a presentation by the Pondicherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation Limited (PIPDIC) “ambitious and exciting”.
- Enhancing engagement with Puducherry: The Deputy High Commissionerate in Chennai, which liaisons with the Department for International Trade, UK Government, expects to engage more closely in the Union Territory, said Mr. Ballhatchet.
- Future Mobility Mission:
(1) The ‘Future Mobility’ segment is one among the high focus areas identified under the UK-India FutureTech festival rolled out last year to mine opportunities for collaboration through a series of thought leadership summits involving top British and Indian technology companies.
(2) Key areas: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, big data and cyber security.
- Study Visa
(1) Meanwhile, the UK is also expecting more Indian students following a new visa rule that allows a two-year post-study stay for landing a job.
(2) Recent Statistics:
(a) The latest UK immigration statistics that came out on November 28 show a 63 per cent jump in Indian students choosing to study in the UK.
(b) Over 30,000 Indian students were given study visas till September 2019, which was 19,000 more than that of the previous year.
Source
The Hindu