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Uncertainty about India’s position on the war in Ukraine will overshadow the UK prime minister’s trip.

Downing Street announced that Mr Johnson's planned three-day visit would be reduced to a “shorter programme” with the bulk of meetings taking place on April 26. The UK’s landmark foreign policy review last month included a lengthy passage on India and laid out a vision for a transformation in bilateral relations. It called for re-energised trade and investment links, as well as greater defence and security co-operation in the Indian Ocean. "India is going to be a key partner for anybody operating in that region," said Aaditya Dave, a South Asia specialist at the Royal United Services In...

How India and the UK are taking relations to the next level  How India and the UK are taking relations to the next level  | India Today Insight UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab lays out areas for cooperation during his four-day visit to India, setting the tone for Boris Johnson’s arrival next year  advertisement UPDATED: December 18, 2020 16:37 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets British counterpart Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the G-7 Summit, in Biarritz, France, August 2019 After years of perceived inertia between them, India and the United Kingdom are ramping up ties as the l...

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s acceptance of PM Narendra Modi’s invitation to be guest of honour at India’s Republic Day is a significant move demonstrating that Britain views India as a key strategic partner in a post-Brexit post-pandemic world. The trip will be the UK PM’s first major bilateral visit since taking office, the first since the UK’s departure from the EU on January 31 and the first since the end of the transition period on December 31. Johnson will become the second British leader to attend the Republic Day parade, after ex-PM John Major in 1993.