MUMBAI: The opportunities waiting to be seized under the India-UK free trade agreement are "unparalleled", British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday as he kick-started his first visit to India after assuming charge.

Starmer said the trade deal is a "launchpad for growth" with India set to be the third biggest global economy by 2028.

The British leader, accompanied by a delegation of 125 of the UK's most prominent business leaders, entrepreneurs and university vice chancellors, landed in Mumbai this morning on a two-day visit.

Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold wide-ranging talks on Thursday to explore ways to further expand bilateral ties.

"We signed a major trade deal with India in July -- the best secured by any country -- but the story doesn't stop there

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