PM Modi and Boris Johnson also discussed the Covid-19 situation and ongoing cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, including the successful partnership on vaccines.
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New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gives ex-post facto approval to the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of Republic of India and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom on Global Innovation Partnership (GIP).
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Through this MoU, India and UK agree to launch the Global Innovation Partnership. GIP will support Indian innovators to scale up their innovations in third countries thereby helping them explore new markets and become self sustainable. It will also foster the innovative ecosystem in India. GIP innovations will focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) related sectors thereby assisting recipient countries achieve their SDGs.
India & UK adopt Roadmap 2030 in key sectors
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a virtual summit on Tuesday.
| 5 May 2021 1:18 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a virtual summit on Tuesday. An ambitious Roadmap 2030 was adopted at the summit to elevate the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership . The Roadmap will pave the way for a deeper and stronger engagement over the next 10 years in the key areas of people-to-people contacts, trade and economy, climate action, defence and security as well as health.
India-UK adopt Roadmap 2030 , announce enhanced trade partnership: Key points
PM Modi and his British counterpart held a virtual summit on Tuesday and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
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Updated: May 4, 2021, 09:35 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday adopted an ambitious Roadmap 2030 for elevating India-UK ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership .
The two leaders held a virtual summit on Tuesday and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and G7.
They reiterated commitment to climate action to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and agreed to closely engage in the run up to CoP26 hosted by the UK later this year.