India Asks Theresa May to Extradite 57 Wanted Persons From Britain

May is all set to hold talks with Narendra Modi to bolster bilateral strategic ties in areas like defence.

• Theresa May arrived in India on Sunday night on her first bilateral visit outside the UK
  
• May and Prime Minister Modi together inaugurated the India-UK TECH Summit 2016 on Monday morning
  
• In her address, May announced a faster UK visa process for Indians who travel to the UK frequently for business
  
• Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of technological development and collaboration between the two countries                                           
  

India Asks Britain to Extradite 57 Wanted Persons

India on Monday asked Britain to handover 57 wanted people, including Chirstian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal, so that they can be brought to justice for committing various offences in the country.

This was conveyed during the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Theresa May.

Britain also hand over to India a list of 17 people whom it seeks custody under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty or against whom Letter Rogatory were issued, official sources said.

Among the people India seeks extradition include Chirstian Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland helicopter deal.

Both the countries are believed to have agreed to expedite the each other's all extradition requests and help to take all such cases into logical conclusion, sources said.

Amid Tata-Mistry Tussle, Group Finds Mention in May's Address

As the bitter boardroom battle in the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate continues, the Tata Group on Monday found a mention in the UK Prime Minister's first address to Indian businesses.

Earlier this year in January, JLR became the UK's largest car maker eight years after it was acquired by Tata Motors for USD 2.3 billion from Ford.

Last month, in a sudden and dramatic turn of events, Cyrus Mistry was unceremoniously removed as the Chairman of Tata Sons and replaced by his predecessor Ratan Tata in the interim, triggering a confrontation between the single-largest shareholder and the company's founding family.

India, Pakistan Should Talk Over Kashmir: May

Theresa May on Sunday also said that India and Pakistan should hold bilateral talks to settle the issue of Kashmir.

"This is a matter for India and Pakistan to sort it out through dialogue," May told IANS on board the Royal Air Force Voyager, regarding Britain's stance on cross border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan in Kashmir.

This is not an issue for any other government to get involved.

Theresa May

(With inputs from media agencies.)