India UK Ties: A New Era of Trust and Transformation With UK PM Starmer in India

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The India UK Partnership is entering a historic new phase as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits India for the first time since assuming office in July 2024. This visit follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to London, where the long-awaited Free Trade Agreement was sealed — a milestone that embodies both commerce and consensus. From economic opportunity to defence cooperation, from the “living bridge” of the Indian diaspora to shared innovation goals under Vision 2035, the India UK Partnership has rediscovered its purpose in a fractured global order. As Starmer and Modi meet, the message is clear — the India UK Partnership now speaks the language of equals, anchored in trust, technology, and a shared vision for the future.      #IndiaUKPartnership  #KeirStarmerInIndia  #ModiStarmerMeet  #IndiaUKFTA  #Vision2035  Also Read  India–UK Free Trade Deal: What Gets Cheaper For Indians After FTA Agreement? :: https://www.oneindia.com/india/india-uk-free-trade-deal-what-gets-cheaper-for-indians-after-fta-agreement-7809897.html?ref=DMDesc  India, UK Sign Landmark Free Trade Agreement to Boost Bilateral Trade by $34 Billion :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/india-uk-sign-landmark-free-trade-agreement-to-boost-bilateral-trade-by-34-billion-7809085.html?ref=DMDesc  PM Modi Begins 2-Day Visit To Britain; To Witness Signing of India-UK FTA Today :: https://www.oneindia.com/international/pm-modi-begins-2-day-visit-to-britain-to-witness-signing-of-india-uk-fta-today-7808687.html?ref=DMDesc    ~HT.178~PR.282~GR.124~

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00:00British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has landed in India for a two-day visit. It is not merely

00:15a diplomatic ritual, it marks a new chapter in a relationship that has rediscovered its purpose

00:21in a fractured world order. His first visit since assuming office in July 2024, Starmer's trip

00:27follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK in July, where the two leaders sealed the

00:32long-awaited India-UK Free Trade Agreement, also known as FTA, an accord that represents not just

00:39commerce but consensus. Pragmatism over posture, that's what the key word is. The India-UK FTA has

00:49survived leadership changes and ideological shifts in both the countries, from Boris Johnson's

00:54optimism to Rishi Sunak's realism and now Starmer's labor pragmatism. In an era when Donald Trump's

01:02unpredictable global approach has unsettled allies and appended economic alignments,

01:08India and the UK stand out as steady, rules-based partners. The FTA connects the world's fifth and

01:15sixth largest economies, an equation that already supports over 6,50,000 jobs in each other's

01:22markets. The deal provides duty-free access to 99 per cent of India's exports, with a strong focus

01:29on MSMEs, IT, textiles, gems and jewellery, and auto parts. For British firms, the India's market scale

01:37and innovation capacity are unmatched. Bilateral trade, now valued at US$56 billion, is projected to

01:45double by 2030, driven by services, digital innovation and high-skill employment. In Starmer's

01:52words before his departure from the UK, he said, and I quote, our partnership with India is about

01:58creating prosperity, not just exchanging goods. Defence ties form another pillar of this deepening

02:05engagement. The Defence Industrial Roadmap envisions co-design and co-production of systems

02:10for jet engines to advanced naval technologies, aligning with India's make-in-India and UK's drive

02:17to strengthen its post-Brexit industrial base. Joint military exercises, technology transfers and

02:24defence education exchanges have added substance to the partnership, underlining that India-UK

02:29cooperation today is not transactional but transformational. Perhaps no element is more

02:36defining than the Living Bridge, the 1.8 million strong Indian diaspora that forms 2.6% of the UK's

02:44population. They are not just cultural connectors but economic catalysts running over 65,000 UK-based

02:51companies that power local jobs and taxes. Education too has become a binding thread. Nearly 1.7 lakh

02:59Indian students study in the UK and with British universities now setting up campuses in India, the bridge

03:05is fast becoming two-way. The India-UK Vision 2035 document signed earlier this year sets the tone for the

03:13future, focusing on green energy, digital innovation, education and resilient supply chains. It also

03:20highlights a joint commitment to AI, clean tech and defence innovation, arenas that define the next phase

03:27of global power realignment. Starmer may be grappling with domestic headwinds but on the global stage,

03:34his India visit is a reaffirmation that London and New Delhi now speak the language of equals, pragmatic,

03:41forward-looking and anchored in shared global responsibility. In the turn of a changing world order, India and the UK

03:49are proving that old ties can deliver new strength if steered with trust and vision.

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