“The opportunities waiting to be seized under the India-U.K. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are unparalleled,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) as he kick-started his first visit to India after assuming the charge of the top office .

Mr. Starmer said the trade deal is a "launchpad" to expand bilateral trade and economic growth with India which is set to be the third biggest global economy by 2028.

The British leader, accompanied by a delegation of 125 of the U.K.'s most prominent business leaders, entrepreneurs, university Vice-Chancellors, landed in Mumbai this morning on a two-day visit.

Mr. Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold wide-ranging talks on Thursday (October 9, 2025) to explore ways to further expand the bilateral ties.

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