Catherine West’s visit will include a meeting at the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi, where she will reinforce the UK’s commitment to a stronger partnership and the importance of the enduring links between the nations.In a major move, in May 2021, India and UK came out with a 10-year roadmap to strengthen the bilateral relations. Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi had agreed to the new and transformational India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and India-UK Roadmap 2030 Roadmap which will provide a framework for UK-India relations.During her visit West “will also reiterate that the UK remains committed to negotiating a mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement and Bilateral Investment Treaty.” Said BHC. During an education roundtable at the British Council, the Minister, as per the BHC, will learn more about the unique “living bridge” between the UK and India, representing the 1.7 million people in the UK with Indian heritage and connecting our two countries across our culture, education, food, sport and more. Further deepening this cultural understanding, the Minister will visit the Jama Masjid in Delhi, where she will learn about its history and architecture. Her visit follows a two-day visit to Bangladesh, where she reaffirmed UK support for the Interim Government’s work to build a more prosperous and democratic future for the country.India and UK Military ties are on upswing with UK’s Littoral Response Group exercising with the Indian Navy in April this year. Also, the UK’s Carrier Strike Group will be visiting in 2025 for joint training. The UK is among the select countries with which India has inked Logisitcs agreement, which allows for mutual use of the airbase and ports for administrative and repair purposes.
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