Zuma seeks to boost trade links with India

INDIA: South African President Jacob Zuma, in India on his first state visit to Asia since taking office, was due to meet business leaders Thursday in Mumbai in a bid to boost trade ties.

Zuma, who arrived in India on Wednesday, was to jointly launch a bilateral trade forum with India's commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma and address captains of industry.

The 68-year-old president is accompanied by a 200-strong business delegation as well as key ministers. Mumbai, Thursday, AFP