During his visit to New Delhi on Sunday, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown emphasized the importance of increased cooperation between India and the international community in the fight against terrorism. Brown specifically called for India to join the Financial Action Task Force, an organization that works to counter terrorist financing, and expressed his desire to assist India in acquiring advanced equipment to detect weapons and explosives at ports and airports. Brown stressed the need for major countries, including India, to work together to combat terrorism effectively. He also urged for a campaign to win over people's hearts and minds in order to fight against "extremist ideologies". Brown's visit to India followed his trip to China, where he focused on increasing trade and investment and collaborating on efforts to address climate change. During his time in India, he plans to have discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, engage with business leaders, and deliver a speech on Monday regarding the reform of international institutions. Brown brought with him pledges of hundreds of millions of dollars in development aid to tackle poverty in India, a country where 400 million individuals live on less than $1 a day despite its rapid economic growth. The UK announced that it will provide India with 825 million pounds ($1.6 billion) in development aid over the next three years, with a majority of the funds allocated towards improving healthcare and education. The British government announced that the money would be used to hire 300,000 more teachers and allow four million additional children to attend school by 2011. This demonstrates the increasing economic relationship between Britain and India, as seen in Tata Steel Ltd's acquisition of Corus for 6.2 billion pounds and Ford Motor Co's consideration of Tata Motors Ltd to purchase Jaguar and Land Rover. Prime Minister Brown is expected to address trade issues and propose an international early warning system to prevent another financial crisis like the U.S. sub-prime lending shock, which has resulted in a global credit crunch and the collapse of mortgage lender Northern Rock in Britain. Brown has also called for renewed efforts to achieve a global trade agreement. Discussions on a new trade agreement aimed at liberalizing trade have progressed slowly over the years. (1 pound is equivalent to $1.945).