UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid a two-day visit to India from October 8–9 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit, Starmer’s first to India, followed PM Modi’s July trip to the UK, during which the two countries signed the India–UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and adopted the India–UK Vision 2035 and Defence Industrial Roadmap
Both leaders addressed the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai on October 9 and held restricted and delegation-level talks, expressing satisfaction at the progress of the India‑UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. They reaffirmed their commitment to global peace, stability, and a rules-based international order and discussed global and regional issues of mutual interest.
Trade and investment
The Prime Ministers welcomed t