Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai on Thursday, 9 October. The meeting primarily focused on enhancing India-UK ties in areas such as trade, defence, security, and critical technology.

Starmer’s visit to India came over two months after the two countries signed a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs, and is expected to result in doubling bilateral trade by 2030 .

The path-breaking India-UK CETA will create new job opportunities for young people, expand trade, and benefit both our industries and consumers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X. “In this context, PM Starmer and I discussed trade linkages and economic ties between our nations in the times to com

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