When UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer landed in Mumbai, the visit was marked by considerable pomp — Bollywood-style frames, cultural showcases, and a large UK business and academic delegation accompanying him. Alongside that spectacle, his team unveiled fresh investment pledges from Indian firms and reaffirmed their intent to bring the India–UK trade deal into effect quickly. But for this partnership to reach its full potential, attention must turn to migration, talent, and every other bridge that connects two economies — even whisky casks used as cross-border investments.

When Prime Ministers Modi and Starmer formally signed the India–UK Free Trade Agreement earlier this year, both sides spoke of a new era of collaboration — not just in trade, but in shared ambition. The pact promises to

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