The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday said that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake his first official visit to India on October 8-9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
During the visit, Starmer and PM Modi will meet in Mumbai on October 9 to take stock of progress in diverse aspects of the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in line with ‘Vision 2035’, a focussed and time bound 10-year Roadmap of programmes and initiatives in key pillars of trade and investment, technology and innovation, defence and security, climate and energy, health, education and people to people relations.
Both leaders will engage with businesses and industry leaders on opportunities presented by the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) as a central pillar of the future India-UK economic partnership. They will also exchange views on issues of regional and global importance.
PM Modi and Starmer will also attend and deliver keynote addresses at the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, where they will engage with industry experts, policymakers and innovators.
The MEA said that the visit will build on the momentum and substance generated by PM Modi’s UK visit on July 23-24 and provide a valuable opportunity to reaffirm the shared vision of India and UK to build a forward-looking partnership.
