Updated Dec 16, 2020 | 16:00 IST
PM Modi termed the interaction with Raab as excellent adding that he looked forward to having Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend the Republic Day ceremony next year as the chief guest. PM Modi with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday where he discussed the India-UK partnership in the post-Covid and post-Brexit world.
PM Modi termed the interaction with Raab as excellent adding that he looked forward to having Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend the Republic Day ceremony next year as the chief guest.
UK, India committed to building strong defence-security partnership: Raab ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 15:30 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday said that the UK and India are committed to building a stronger defence partnership between the two countries which would help to tackle shared issues like terrorism, maritime security and privacy. We want to deepen our economic partnership we already have a strong trade relationship. In the year before the pandemic hit, bilateral trade between India and UK grew at a vibrant 11 per cent. Now what we want to do is to take that to another level working towards a green and enhanced trade partnership, Raab said at a joint statement following the India-UK ministerial dialogue.
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Jaishankar, Raab discuss ways to take India-UK ties at higher level ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 14:36 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said he and UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had a four-hour-long discussion on a wide range of issues including on how to take India and UK ties at a higher level.
Speaking at the joint press briefing along with Raab after bilateral and delegation-level talks, Jaishankar said he and Raab believe that the interests of both the countries are better served by working together more effectively. We have had this morning four hours of discussion on a wide range of issues and focus has been on how to take our ties to a higher level. In recent years as you know, there have been very big changes in global politics and we both believe that our interests are better served by working together more effectively, he said.
Jaishankar meets UK Foreign Secretary Raab to discuss bilateral issues ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 11:24 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is in India for a four-day visit, met External Affairs MinisterS Jaishankar on Tuesday.
External Affairs Ministry s spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest are on the agenda. EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomed his British counterpart UK Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab. Bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest are on the agenda, Srivastava wrote on Twitter.
Raab arrived in India on Monday. The UK Foreign Secretary was received by Joint Secretary (Europe West) Sandeep Chakravorty.