NEW DELHI, Oct 7: BP CEO Murray Auchincloss will visit India this week for the third time in a year, accompanying UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his official trip – underscoring the super major’s growing focus on the Indian market. Starmer will lead a delegation of more than 100 British business, academic and cultural leaders on his first official visit to India on October 8-9. The visit also assumes importance as it comes after the two of the world’s biggest economies signed a long-awaited free trade agreement. The FTA was finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in July. Officials said business leaders accompanying the British Prime Minister included Auchincloss. The BP CEO had led the company’s entire board on a visit to India in September last year. That was
BP CEO to visit India for third time in a year

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