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Tony Blair described the summit as a significant turning point in the relations between the European Union and India. Speaking after talks with the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, Mr Blair said that Europe must have a relationship of equals with India for mutual benefit .
Just a decade or so ago at a summit like this, Indian leaders would have been asking Europe for a helping hand. But now India is emerging as an economic force with the fastest growth of any democratic nation. The new buying power was underlined by India's announcement to coincide with the talks that it will buy forty three Airbus planes made in Europe. The deal will be worth two-point-two billion dollars.
The two prime ministers also agreed to increase cooperation to tackle global warming and terrorism. Mr Blair said there would be better coordination between police forces in Europe and India to stop terrorist groups crossing borders and to prevent money laundering.
Vocabulary:
summit : important meeting between the leaders of different countries
turning point: time at which an important change occurs
relationship of equals: partnership where each party has the same rights and opportunities
mutual benefit: advantages shared equally by two parties
a decade or so ago: about ten years ago
a helping hand: support or aid given when it was needed
emerging as an economic force: beginning to become a wealthy country
buying power: ability to spend large amounts of money
underlined: made more obvious
money laundering: transferring illegally obtained money to hide where it came from
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