Al R wrote
Will the Indian g'ment be inclined to change its mind? It won't want to alienate the French I imagine, but in order to keep a valuable (?) friend like the UK onside, could there be a 'reluctant' about face in the near future?
I guess the question to be asked is does India regard UK as a valuable friend?
UK governments appear to have been concentrating on being a good European since joining EU, and have largely turned there back on Commonwealth countries.
Fair enough, but UK can't now, when convenient, resort to status of valuable friend when it suits them. A case of making your bed and lying in it.
John
PS I suspect there is still a fondness for the UK people in Commonwealth countries, bit less for the UK Government.