HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 cc425-6W
Mr. Baker

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 6 March 2001,Official Report, column 173W, if he will list those present representing (a) the UK and (b) India at each of the meetings of the UK/India Round Table; and if he will list the recommendations arising from these two meetings. [153435]

Mr. Wilson

The following people participated in the two meetings of the UK/India Round Table held so far:

First Meeting

UK Side

  • The Lord Paul of Marylebone—Co-Chairman
  • Professor Judith Brown—Balliol College, Oxford
  • Daljit Dhaliwal—Journalist and Broadcaster
  • Stephen Evans—Head, South Asian Deptxtment, FCO
  • Patrick French—Author
  • Sir David Goodall KCMG—Former High Commissioner to India
  • Melville Guest—Chief Executive, Asia House
  • David Jeffries, CBE, FEng—Co-Chairman, Indo-British Partnership
  • John Lloyd—Journalist
  • Liz Lloyd—Policy Unit, No. 10
  • Ros Marsden—Director, Asia/Pacific, FCO
  • Alpesh Patel—Businessman and Journalist
  • Sir Rob Young KCMG—High Commissioner to India

Indian Side

  • K. C. Pant—Co-Chairman
  • Swapan Dasgupta—Deputy Editor, India Today
  • HE Nareshwar Dayal—High Commissioner of India UK
  • Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly—Chairman, ICI Ltd.
  • Dr. Jamshed J. Irani—MD, Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.
  • Sandhya Jain—Columnist, The Pioneer
  • Uday S. Kotak—Vice Chairman, Kotat Mahindra Finance
  • Hemedra Kothari—Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch
  • Bashwati Mukherjee—Joint Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs
  • M. K. Rasgotra—Former High Commissioner to London
  • Dr. Jahar Saha—Director Indian Institute of Management
  • Aveek Sarkar—Editor-in Chief, Anand Bazar Patrika
  • Professor Obaid Siddiqi—Scientist, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Second Meeting

UK Side

  • The Lord Paul of Marylebone—Co-Chairman
  • Professor Judith Brown—Balliol College, Oxford
  • Stephen Evans—Head of South Asian Department, FCO
  • Patrick French—Author
  • Sir David Goodall KCMG—Former High Commissioner to India
  • Melville Guest—Chief Executive, Asia House
  • David Jeffries, CBE. FEng—Co-Chairman, Indo-British Partnership
  • Sir Tim Lankester, KCB—Director, School of Oriental and African Studies
  • John Lloyd—Journalist
  • Liz Lloyd—Policy Unit, No. 10
  • Edmund Marsden—Director, British Council India
  • Ros Marsden—Director, Asia/Pacific, FCO
  • Alpesh Patel—Businessman and Journalist
  • Mark Tully—Freelance writer and journalist
  • Sir Rob Young KCMG—High Commissioner to India

Indian Side

  • K. C. Pant—Co-Chairman
  • Swapan Dasgupta—Deputy Editor, India Today
  • HE Nareshwar Dayal—High Commissioner of India to UK
  • Dr. Ashok S. Ganguly—Chairman, ICI Ltd.
  • Sandhya Jain—Columnist, The Pioneer
  • Girish Karnard—Director, Nehru Centre, London
  • Hemendra Kothari—Chairman, DSP Merrill Lynch
  • Bhaswati Mukherjee—Joint Secretary, Indian Ministry of External Affairs
  • M. K. Rasgotra—Former High Commissioner to London
  • Jahar Saha—Director, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
  • Aveek Sarkar—Editor-in Chief, Anand Bazar Patrika
  • Dr. Gautam Sen—Lecturer, London School of Economics
  • Professor Obaid Siddiqi—Scientist, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.

On each occasion, the Round Table made a series of recommendations covering a range of issues which impact on the bilateral relationship—including trade, commerce, investment, IT, media, culture, academic co-operation and visas. A copy of the recommendations will be placed in the Libraries of the Houses of Parliament.