India PM to begin Europe visit

Mr Blair visited India last September

Indian PM Manmohan Singh will meet his British counterpart Tony Blair during his six-day visit to Europe which begins on Monday.

Mr Singh will meet Mr Blair and other ministers in London before travelling to Finland for a two-day summit with European Union leaders.

Trade and the fight against terrorism would be among the issues which will be discussed at the meetings.

Mr Blair met Mr Singh during his visit to India last year.

Indian foreign secretary, Shiv Shankar Menon said Mr Singh would also discuss India's search for sources of nuclear fuel for civilian purposes in his meetings.

He said India would be sharing the findings of its investigations into the July train bombings in the western city of Mumbai (Bombay).

"Counter-terrorism is an issue we have been discussing with the European Union and the UK," Mr Menon was quoted saying by the AFP news agency.

"We will bring them up to date with India's experience as a victim of terrorism," he said.