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13/03/2013 GMT

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Zeinab Badawi talks to Lord Bilimoria, founding chairman of the UK-India Business Council.

Zeinab Badawi speaks with Indian born British entrepreneur Lord Bilimoria, founding chairman of the UK-India Business Council. Is Britain becoming more irrelevant to India today? 

Britain and India are two countries united by two-hundred years of shared history, but now with an ever growing distance in ties. India is a rising global economic powerhouse, Britain a former imperial power in search of a global boost to its ailing economy. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Lord Bilimoria, an Indian born British entrepreneur, who is founder and chairman of Cobra beer. He is also the founding chairman of the UK-India Business Council and was part of David Cameron's trade delegation to India in February. Is Britain becoming more irrelevant to India today? 

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