British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, the chief guest With Yorkshire fish and chips, Scottish-style smoked salmon, a three-tier cake, and the best of the United Kingdom’s music, the British High Commission hosted the King’s Birthday Party recently. The event, where the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was the chief…
“Beyond the words on the page of the agreement is the spirit and the confidence that has given to our two great countries to work even more closely together,” noted Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, during his recent visit to Mumbai. He was referring to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) the two…
India is considering a one-time settlement of its longstanding demand for billions of dollars in past-due fees from Vodafone Group Plc’s beleaguered local venture, as the government seeks to strengthen ties with the UK, people familiar with the matter said. Resolution in the nearly 2 trillion rupees ($22.5 billion) financial dispute may come through a…
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be visiting India from Wednesday (October 8, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Saturday (October 4). The visit, on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “will…
TOI correspondent from London: India’s ministry of external affairs has condemned a UK parliamentary select committee report that names India as one of 12 countries, alongside Russia, China and Iran, as allegedly involved in “transnational repression” of individuals in Britain as “baseless” and emanating from “dubious sources”.Official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday the claims…
India’s high commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami has dismissed the western criticism of New Delhi’s oil imports from Russia and said a country can’t “switch off its economy”. Doraiswami said many of India’s European partners are also continuing to buy rare earth and other energy products from the same countries that they’re “refusing to…
New Delhi: India and the UK have agreed to negotiate mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) to facilitate the movement of professionals such as nurses, accountants and architects to Britain, an official told ET. This is crucial as in certain professional services, recognition of qualifications is an essential requirement. “It has been agreed that both countries will…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to the United Kingdom by the end of this month for a visit that could see both sides formally ink the landmark India-UK free trade deal and explore ways to expand bilateral ties in defence and security sphere, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. Both sides…
Britain is developing the bilateral defence relationship with India, including in the Indian Ocean region, in view of the latter’s role on the global stage, according to the UK government’s radical defence overhaul to meet new challenges and threats. Britain’s PM Keir Starmer commissioned the defence review soon after he was elected last July. (AP…
New Delhi: India has agreed to slash import duty only for “premium” cars and has fixed the number of vehicles that will get the benefit of lower levies, a senior UK official said on Tuesday. Under the agreement, which is expected to be implemented after a green light from the British Parliament, India will lower…