India and the UK on Thursday announced wider cooperation in critical minerals, including co-development of military equipment and the opening of more campuses of UK-based universities in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, met in Mumbai for a bilateral meeting, their first after the two sides inked a free trade agreement (FTA) in July.
The British Prime Minister announced a deal to make more Bollywood movies in the UK.
After the meeting, Modi, at a joint press statement with Starmer, said there was immense potential in the technology partnership between India and the UK.
“We are focusing on combining the UK's industrial expertise and R&D with India's talent and scale,” said Modi.
On critical minerals – that are used in all electronic items, i