By IANS,
Bangalore: British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday described himself as a practical politician who believes that when problems get serious, one must tackle them, when the “answer is obvious, we should do it”.
“Everything I have spoken about today – an enhanced relationship and a shared determination to take on the challenges that confront us… these are not borne from sentiment.
“I’m a practical politician,” he said in a 30-minute address at Infosys Technologies here.
“I believe when the problems are serious – we should tackle them. When the answer is obvious – we should do it. This is why I’m here,” said Cameron, who arrived here early Wednesday on a two-day visit to India, his first as prime minister.
He listed three serious problems- economic crisis, global insecurity, climate change -and said the answer to them was “obvious” — “India and Britain coming together”.
Cameron quoted late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi recalling once what her grandfather told her: “There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Be in the first group; there’s much less competition.”
The British prime minister said: “The truth is we can’t leave our prosperity, our security and the future of our planet to chance. We must be the ones to act – and we must act together. Together Britain and India can do the work that’s so needed.”
Cameron asserted: “Together our partnership can benefit the world. So together, let’s build a new relationship to meet the scale of our ambitions.”