FICCI welcomes Brown as new British PM

India's industry bodies on Thursday expressed hope that Indo-British trade ties would further develop as Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as British Prime Minister. The 56-year-old Labour party leader was sworn in shortly after Blair stepped down after holding the top post for 10 years. Secretary General of FICCI, Amit Mitra said the two men were very different in their approach but Brown would only add to the work already done by Blair.