Indian democracy can overcome terrorism, says Ian Luder

Mumbai, Oct 21 (ANI): London's Lord Mayor Ian Luder has said that Indian democracy was vibrant enough overcome the menace of terror.

Luder is leading a 25-member delegation to strengthen ties between the United Kingdom and India.

He was attending an event at hotel Taj in Mumbai, which was hit by a terror attack in November last.

"That was a tragic, very tragic event, and oversee loss of lives. But I think you have to make a clear stand, the terrorism is not going to win in a civilized society such as India," Luder said.

Luder, who is on a week-long trip to India, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the institute of chartered accounts of India and institute of chartered accounts of England and Wales.

He will leave for New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)