British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the United Kingdom would not seek a visa agreement with India , emphasizing that his government’s focus remains on strengthening economic relations following this year’s bilateral trade deal .

He added that the focus remains on fostering economic growth and strengthening business partnerships rather than easing migration or mobility arrangements.

Starmer begins a two-day trip to India on Wednesday, bringing a trade mission of businesses to promote the trade deal, which was agreed in May, signed in July and due to come into effect next year.

Starmer said that visas had blocked up previous efforts to seal a trade deal, and that, having reached an agreement which had no visa implications, he didn’t wish to revisit the issue when he meets Indian

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