I am having a fascinating time in India where David Cameron is managing to woo everyone, not least because of his age. There seems to be widespread surprise at such "young" politicians - once my host even failed to put out his hand to greet me because he was expecting someone older. The reception, it must be said, is extremely warm. When there is so much shared history, it is particularly challenging to refresh and renew a relationship but that is exactly what we have to do with the world's second fastest growing economy.

On the sports side, I have been able to see preparations for the Commonwealth Games here in Delhi in October this year. I had extensive discussions with the organisers and also the Sports Minister about how to create a sporting legacy - obviously very relevant for us. I also saw a remarkable social action project run by a charity called Magic Bus which raises awareness of social problems using sport, and football in particular. One of their main funders is the Premier League, and Richard Scudamore, the Chief Executive, was visibly moved to see the huge difference made by a relatively small amount of money. Football, incidentally, is now the no 3 most watched sport in this cricket-mad country - behind wrestling interestingly enough.

On the cultural side I have met my counterpart. Tonight we will both be signing a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural exchanges. Both India and Britain have these with many other countries, how extraordinary it is taken until now to happen for two countries with so much shared history, culture and values.

Finally it has been fascinating to see Indian democracy at work. I met an MP yesterday who has 5 million constituents - surgeries must be a blast - and there is one constituency on the border of India and Pakistan which is the size of Wales. This is a country in which 80% of the poor vote - rather humbling for us when we are struggling to engage people so much in politics.

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Jeremy Hunt