India-UK

'Technology' mentioned 44 times in the joint statement, up from five in 2020

The partnership is aimed at serving the banking needs of the corporate ecosystem in the growing UK-India corridor, the banking executive noted.

In a recent visit to India, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the FTA was likely to be completed in October

India should close trade deal with UK by targeted date

Even as it is almost certain that India will not give up its independent foreign policy, the visits and their outcomes are being scrutinised with a fine toothcomb

No pressure from UK over India's stand on Russia, says Shringla

UK said it will offer India the best of British know-how on building battle-winning aircraft and support the country's requirements for new technology

Lord Karan Bilimoria, the Indian-origin president of the Confederation of British Industry, is in New Delhi for the business-level interactions scheduled as part of the prime ministerial visit

"We are delighted that the Prime Minister has commended the investment Switch is making to become a leader in electric transportation as an example of the benefits of UK-India collaboration

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations around partygate, and will be hoping to escape some of the heat when he leaves for India on Thursday

Strengthening ties with India is more important than ever before in the context of the crisis in Ukraine, visiting British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday

"We are also building a strong financial partnership with closer cooperation in fintech, market regulation, and sustainable and green finance," he said

Technical experts from both sides came together for discussions in 64 separate sessions covering 26 policy areas

India and the United Kingdom have concluded the second round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), which aims at further strengthening the economic ties

First round of talks on Jan 17, future rounds every five weeks

Union Minister of Commerce and Trade Piyush Goyal said that the agreement will expand cooperation in tourism, technology, startups, education, climate change, etc.

The US has partnered with the UK and India-led Green Grids Initiative of a global energy grid launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Members include Tata Sons, GIC Pvt Ltd, Goldman Sachs, HDFC Bank, HSBC, among others; initiative aims to mop up private capital to support India's goal of 450 Gw renewable energy by 2030

India and UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance partnership with launch of a new Green Grids Initiative connecting different parts of world at UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Both discussed possibility of collaboration on green hydrogen to harness the natural synergies in this area between India and EU