Earlier in the day, Brown arrived here from China on a two-day tour to forge stronger Indo-UK ties on various issues like tackling climate change and trade and investment links, besides co-operation in scientific and education fields. This is Brown’s first visit to New Delhi since taking office in June last.

Accompanied by senior ministers and a large business delegation, Brown will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday on various issues including regional and global subjects.

The proposed changes to Britain’s immigration policy could also feature on the agenda.

“I expect India’s greater co-operation in fighting terrorism and will discuss this issue in detail with Prime Minister Singh,” he told newsmen soon after his arrival in a special aircraft.

Referring to the arrest of 14 South Asians including two Indian nationals in Spain in connection with an alleged terror plot, Brown said “this development raises questions on how we can help each other internationally to tackle the growing menace of terrorism”.

“What I would like to see is greater contact between our two countries in winning the battle of hearts and minds, isolating extremist ideologues who try to poison the minds of young people and the views they have,” Brown said.

Advocating the need for closer cooperation between security agencies, the British Prime Minister said “I believe we can introduce at our ports and airports even more sophisticated detection systems that will enable us to prevent people who are carrying weapons or explosive materials when moving between countries”.

‘Equal partners’
Setting the tone for Monday’s summit talks, Brown said he was in India to “celebrate the partnership of equals”, which will grow stronger in the years to come.

Describing India and Britain as “two confident 21st century economies”, he said the world’s oldest democracy and the largest democracy were working together for common objectives.

On climate change, Brown has said he wanted to use the current Asian tour to secure China and India's backing for a new deal to cut global warming after the Kyoto Protocol runs out in 2012.

Brown was expected to sign a new deal on higher education and launch a British Council-run scheme to train 750,000 more English teachers in India over the next five years.

Meanwhile, Delhi University will confer an honorary degree at its annual convocation to him.