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Cameron in trade offensive amid India graft scandal

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in India on Monday with what he called Britain's biggest ever overseas business delegation for a three-day visit clouded by a corruption scandal.

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a business seminar in Mumbai on February 18, 2013. Cameron arrived in India on Monday with what he called Britain's biggest ever overseas business delegation for a three-day visit clouded by a corruption scandal.

His trip comes amid a raging controversy over India's procurement in 2010 of 12 helicopters from Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland in a $748 million (560 million euros) deal.

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