May 12, 2010 12:06 PM

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British PM promises a special relationship with India

The new Prime Minister of Britain, Mr David Cameron has promised to forge a new special relationship with India and support New Delhi's bid for a seat in the UN Security Council. The Conservative leader wrote in an article that he is committed to have a special relationship with India as being a key regional player and a force for stability in a troubled part of the world. India was the first country Cameron visited after taking over as the Conservative leader in 2006. Mr. Cameron took over as Britain's new Prime Minister throwing out the Labour Party from power after a 13-year rule with the help of Liberal Democrats who joined the country's first coalition government in 70 years. The agreement over power-sharing came after five days of hard negotiations between the single largest party and Liberal Democrats. The arrangement gives Britain its first coalition government since the World War-II since Winston Churchill led a war time coalition. The Conservatives emerged as the largest single party in the May 6 election that triggered the ending of the Labour Party's record 13 years in office. Labour leader Gordon Brown tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to Queen Elizabeth during a 15-minute audience at the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening. Mr. Cameron in his maiden speech after taking over as the new Prime Minister said that one of his major tasks before him would be to rebuild trust in the political system and to reduce expenses. 43-year-old Cameron has become the youngest Prime Minister in almost 200 years since Lord Liverpool who assumed office at 42.

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