British PM arrives in New Delhi for India-EU talks

Blair, with a posse of top British business Leaders in tow, arrived from Beijing.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair touched down in New Delhi on late Tuesday for two days of talks with Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh as part of his nation's turn at the rotating European Union presidency.

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Blair, with a posse of top British business Leaders in tow, arrived from Beijing where he held lengthy talks over two days with Chinese leaders centring on trade and investment.

The two sides were to conduct the sixth EU-India summit on Wednesday, after Blair pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi.