London: Britain and India have decided to give a fresh impetus to increase bilateral trade, which crossed over 5 billion pounds last year.

A decision in this regard was taken at a 45-minute long meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath and the British Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt at her office in the Department of Trade and Industry last evening (Jun 17, 2004).

Describing it as a "productive meeting", a spokesman of the Department of Trade and Industry said that the two leaders discussed a "wide range of issues, including trade between the United Kingdom and India and the future relations between the two countries."