British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for increased collaboration with India in the fight against terrorism. He is urging India to join the Financial Action Task Force, an international organization that combats terrorist financing, and to acquire advanced equipment to detect weapons and explosives at ports and airports. Brown emphasized the need for major countries, including China, Pakistan, and India, to work together to eliminate terrorist financing. He believes that India's participation in the Financial Action Task Force will help in dismantling terrorist networks. He also urged for a campaign to change people's beliefs to fight against "extremist ideologies". Brown recently visited China to focus on increasing trade, investment, and collaboration on climate change. In India, he plans to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, engage with business leaders, and deliver a speech on Monday about reforming global institutions. Brown brought with him promises of significant development aid to address poverty in India, where 400 million individuals live below the poverty line despite the country's rapid economic progress. Britain has committed to providing India with 825 million pounds ($1.6 billion) in development aid over the next three years, with a significant portion designated for healthcare and education. The British government announced that the money would be used to hire 300,000 more teachers and allow four million more children to attend school by 2011. This demonstrates the increasing economic relationship between Britain and India, as evidenced by Tata Steel Ltd's acquisition of Corus and Tata Motors Ltd's potential purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover. Prime Minister Brown is also expected to address trade issues and propose an international early warning system to prevent a repeat of the U.S. sub-prime lending crisis. Brown has called for renewed efforts to reach a global trade agreement. Conversations spanning several years regarding a potential new trade agreement focused on liberalization have advanced at a sluggish pace. (1 pound is equivalent to $1.945).