India-UK MoU will help in ease of doing business: Sitharaman

British PM Theresa May, who is visiting India, met prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday

New Delhi, Nov 7: Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Monday said two Memoranda of Understandings (MoU) were signed between India and the UK on ease of doing business and protecting intellectual property rights (IPR).

"The MoU on ease of doing business was towards sharing of best practices and technical assistance on certain parameters. It covers state governments as well," Sitharaman said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the first day of the three-day India-UK Tech Summit.

It will help India get technical know-how on certain parameters in which the UK has expertise, Sitharaman added.

IANS