<p>"Education offers a big opportunity for greater cooperation between the UK and India - beyond the traditional cooperation," Simon Fraser, the new head of the British Foreign Office, said.<br /><br />He said Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to India last year laid a major focus on "enhanced relationship between the two countries, offering great opportunities for cooperation in the fields of economy and other fields," he said.<br /><br />Fraser said the UK, known for its expertise in higher education, plans to implement steps to enhance bilateral cooperation in education.<br /><br />Noting that the coalition government was following a "distinctive foreign policy", he told reporters last evening that, "while focusing on developing new relationship, we are not ignoring the existing relationship."<br /><br />About the government's priorities in Asia, Fraser said Britain plans to explore new areas of cooperation with India and China, including education, economy, climate change and a whole gamut of issues.<br /><br />To a question on Islamabad, he said the government was working to make Pakistan, an important ally, a strong nation so that it takes effective steps against terrorism.<br /><br />"We are working to ensure that Pakistan develops a political system, is strong and is about to take effective steps against terrorism," he said.<br /><br />As the UK struggles to move out of recession, he agreed that the Foreign Office was facing a cash crunch. Conceding that the Foreign Office was facing a 10 per cent cut in its budget, he said it would not affect in expanding its network.</p>
<p>"Education offers a big opportunity for greater cooperation between the UK and India - beyond the traditional cooperation," Simon Fraser, the new head of the British Foreign Office, said.<br /><br />He said Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to India last year laid a major focus on "enhanced relationship between the two countries, offering great opportunities for cooperation in the fields of economy and other fields," he said.<br /><br />Fraser said the UK, known for its expertise in higher education, plans to implement steps to enhance bilateral cooperation in education.<br /><br />Noting that the coalition government was following a "distinctive foreign policy", he told reporters last evening that, "while focusing on developing new relationship, we are not ignoring the existing relationship."<br /><br />About the government's priorities in Asia, Fraser said Britain plans to explore new areas of cooperation with India and China, including education, economy, climate change and a whole gamut of issues.<br /><br />To a question on Islamabad, he said the government was working to make Pakistan, an important ally, a strong nation so that it takes effective steps against terrorism.<br /><br />"We are working to ensure that Pakistan develops a political system, is strong and is about to take effective steps against terrorism," he said.<br /><br />As the UK struggles to move out of recession, he agreed that the Foreign Office was facing a cash crunch. Conceding that the Foreign Office was facing a 10 per cent cut in its budget, he said it would not affect in expanding its network.</p>