British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will undertake a two-day visit to India next week in his first trip to the country since assuming charge of the top office in July last year.

Starmer’s visit to India from October 8 to 9 will provide a “valuable opportunity” to reaffirm the shared vision of India and the UK to build a forward-looking partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday.

Starmer will hold wide-ranging talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai on October 9.

The British Prime Minister’s visit to India came two-and-half months after the two countries inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs and double bilateral trade by 2030.

The landmark trade deal was firmed up during Modi’s visit to London in July.

The MEA

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