British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have hailed their countries’ recent trade deal as transformative, saying the partnership has already begun to bear fruit.

The United Kingdom and India signed a trade agreement in July aimed at reducing tariffs on goods from textiles to whisky, cars and spices and allowing more market access for businesses. The stated goal is to boost trade by a further 25.5 billion pounds ($34bn) by 2040.

Starmer met Modi on Thursday in Mumbai, where the British prime minister and more than 100 leaders from the UK’s business, culture and university sectors were wrapping up a two-day trade mission to India.

“In the three months since we actually signed that (trade deal) … we’ve seen a 6-billion-pound boost in trade and inves

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