US EditionSir Keir Starmer Visits India on ‘Launchpad for Growth’ Trade Mission
Keir Starmer leads a delegation of 125 UK business and education leaders to promote the UK-India trade deal expected to double bilateral trade by 2030, officials said.
- Sir Keir Starmer has started the largest British trade mission to India, accompanied by 125 leaders from various sectors, promoting a new trade deal seen as a 'launchpad for growth.'
- The UK-India trade deal, signed in July, reduces average tariffs on British goods from 15% to 3%, aiming to boost the UK's economy by £4.8 billion annually, with significant benefits for the Scotch whisky industry.
- Calls have been made for Sir Keir to address the detention case of Jagtar Singh Johal, a British national who has been imprisoned in India since 2017, as emphasized by his family and legal supporters.
- New flight routes and collaboration between British cultural institutions and universities are part of the mission to strengthen UK-India relations.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in India on Wednesday, months after London and New Delhi signed a landmark free trade agreement, capping years of intense negotiations. Starmer’s first official trip to India, which he hopes will boost economic ties between the two nations, sees him accompanied by a 125-member delegation that includes top business leaders including British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle. The two-day visit follows …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in India. His visit follows the signing of a trade agreement between India and the UK, which will discuss further expanding bilateral trade. However, Starmer has categorically denied that he will discuss the visa issue.
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