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15 December 2020 India s Minister for External Affairs, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar welcomes Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in New Delhi.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi today (Tuesday 15 December), to set out the UK’s ambition for a strengthened UK-India relationship over the next 10 years.
His visit marked the latest step by the UK to build closer relationships with like-minded countries in the Indo-Pacific region, with India a key strategic partner for the UK. This comes ahead of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit in January and the UK’s invitation to India to be a guest country at our G7 Summit next year.
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UK PM Boris Johnson accepts India s invitation to attend Republic Day celebration in Jan
Britainâs Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be the chief guest at Indiaâs annual Republic Day Parade in January 2021, the United Kingdom has confirmed. Visiting UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab confirmed that PM Johnson has accepted Indiaâs invite to be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade next month, during talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.
 According to reports, The invite was extended during the telephonic conversation that took place between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Johnson on November 27. During the same call, the UK PM had invited PM Modi to attend the G-7 Summit in Britain next year.
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I am absolutely delighted to be visiting India next year at the start of an exciting year for Global Britain, and look forward to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship that Prime Minister Modi and I have pledged to achieve, said Johnson. As a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, India is an increasingly indispensable partner for the United Kingdom as we work to boost jobs and growth, confront shared threats to our security and protect our planet, he said.
While the complete schedule of the visit will be detailed only closer to the time, the UK prime minister is confirmed as the chief guest for Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2021, following Modi s formal invitation extended to him during a phone call last month.