Source: United Kingdom â Prime Ministerâs Office 10 Downing Street
In a virtual meeting today (Tuesday 4 May 2021) the PM and Prime Minister Modi will agree deeper cooperation between the UK and India, including a new Enhanced Trade Partnership paving the way for a future UK-India Free Trade Agreement
The UK and India already have a close and enduring relationship â in the last week the UK has sent £6m worth of medical supplies to help Indiaâs fight against Covid
More than 6,500 new jobs will be created around the UK thanks to £1bn of new UK-India trade and investment announced by the Prime Minister today (Tuesday 4 May 2021).
Ahead Of Modi-Boris Virtual Summit, UK Finalises GBP 1 Billion Worth Trade Deals With India
The investments confirmed by Downing Street on Monday evening form part of an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP), which the two leaders will formally sign off during their talks today AP/PTI Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-04T09:32:02+05:30 Ahead Of Modi-Boris Virtual Summit, UK Finalises GBP 1 Billion Worth Trade Deals With India outlookindia.com 2021-05-04T09:34:40+05:30
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The announcement comes just hours before the India-UK virtual summit commences on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meet with his British counterpart Boris Johnson today, to discuss bilateral trade ties among other issues. Announcing the summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that the two leaders will unveil a 10-year roadmap to further expand India-UK ties.
LONDON: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met British home secretary Priti Patel in London on Tuesday to sign a new Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement, which he said would strengthen the living bridge between the two countries. According to the senior Indian Cabinet minister, the agreement will facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows between India and the UK. It is one of the outcomes related to a virtual summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled for Tuesday. A fruitful meeting this morning with home secretary Priti Patel. Signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement that would facilitate legal travel and encourage talent flows,” Jaishankar tweeted alongside images of his meeting with the British-Indian Cabinet minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Boris Johnson during their virtual summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a Roadmap 2030 to elevate the India-UK ties to a comprehensive strategic level, and declared an enhanced trade partnership between the two countries to negotiate a balanced FTA, including an interim trade pact for delivering early gains.
During a virtual summit, Modi and Johnson held a wide-ranging discussion on important global, regional and bilateral issues, including cooperation in areas of defence, security and healthcare as also extradition of Indian fugitives Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi who are currently in the UK.