British PM Cameron says, he is open to meeting Modi

Asked if he would like to meet Modi in the near future, Cameron said, “In time, yes. It's good to meet. We have an approach of meeting all politicians and leaders. In the end, it will be for the people of India whom to elect. But I'm open to meeting elected leaders.”

Although many western nations including Britain and the US distanced themselves from Modi in the immediate aftermath of the post-Godhra 2002 riots in Gujarat, there has been a shift in their position in the last one year.

In March this year, Britain's Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire met Modi in Gujarat, saying it was “a logical next step” in its relations with the Indian state.  

The British Premier later left for Kolkata for a scheduled meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

It is his first vist to the eastern metropolis.