Prime Minister Narendra Modi has signed a new £350 million defence deal with the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer to buy missiles for the Indian army, the U.K. government said on Thursday (October 9, 2025). They also agreed to take forward their collaboration on electric-powered engines for Naval ships, worth an initial £250 million.

In a separate release, the U.K. government also said that 64 Indian companies have so far committed to invest £1.3 billion (or ₹15,430 crore) in the U.K., a sign of the growing business confidence boosted by the India-U.K. trade deal.

The Indian government has not shared similar data on investment commitments by U.K. companies in India. However, the U.K. government also said that the University of Lancaster and the University of Surrey have bee

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