Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday in Mumbai, the country’s financial capital. This was Starmer’s first official visit to India. The two leaders shook hands and shared a warm greeting.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Starmer took part in several meetings in Mumbai. He spoke with business leaders and called the trade relationship between India and the UK “really important.”
At a meeting with industry representatives, Starmer said, “This is the biggest trade mission the United Kingdom has ever sent to India.” He added that his visit was the “return leg” following Prime Minister Modi’s trip to the UK earlier this year.
Starmer also spoke about the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in July 2024 between the two countries, calling it “re