London: Striking a positive note ahead of his visit to India, Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain's friendship with the country is "vitally important".
"I have made two official visits to India since I became Prime Minister and I can tell you today that very soon I will be making my third. This is a vitally important friendship for the United Kingdom," Cameron said after his first visit to a Hindu temple since becoming Prime Minister.
"We want to be the partner of choice for India, to grow, to do business and, to make that case, I want to have you right behind me," he said.
The Prime Minister and his wife Samantha visited the Swaminarayan Mandir at Neasden here yesterday to celebrate Diwali.
"Every New Year begins with a wish. So I hope you will allow me two wishes today. My first wish is this: that the British-Indian community helps to strengthen our relationship with India," he said ahead of his third visit to India in two years from November 14.
