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Boris Johnson India Visit Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday pushed for closing the negotiations for a free trade agreement by the end of the year, and agreed on a new and expanded bilateral defence and security partnership.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the visit of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to India as "historic" since it came during a time when India is celebrating "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" to mark the 75th year of its independence.
The talks focussed on further intensifying the multi-faceted ties between India and UK. An immediate end to the violence in Ukraine, deepening of climate and energy partnership and keeping the Indo-Pacific region "free and open" figured among the discussions.
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Earlier today, PM Modi received UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.
UK PM Boris Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 21 at the start of his visit to India to hold in-depth talks on the UK and India's strategic defence, diplomatic and economic partnership, aimed at bolstering close partnership and stepping up security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
"They (People of Gujarat) put on a fantastic welcome for us. It was absolutely extraordinary. I have never seen such a joyful reception."
"I would have not gotten the same reception anywhere else in the world. It was amazing to see your (PM Modi's) home state for the first time," Johnson said. The British PM earlier today laid a wreath at Raj Ghat and paid a floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.
Boris Johnson on Thursday termed Mahatma Gandhi an extraordinary man who mobilized the principles of truth and non-violence to change the world for better.
Johnson became the first prime minister of the UK to visit the Sabarmati Ashram, the place from where Gandhi led India's struggle for freedom from the British colonial rule for more than a decade.
The British Prime Minister said on Wednesday that his long-delayed visit to India will deepen the strategic trade, defence and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday expressed "zero tolerance" for terrorism in all its forms and reiterated their condemnation of the Mumbai and Pathankot terror attacks. In their wide-ranging talks, PM Modi and Johnson agreed to constitute a sub-group on countering extremism in order to further enhance cooperation between India and the UK in ensuring that all possible actions are taken against groups and individuals based in or operating out of either country.
"Both leaders expressed zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and for all those who encourage, support and finance terrorism or provide sanctuary to terrorists and terror groups, whatever their motivation may be," a joint statement said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “My talks with PM Boris Johnson were wide-ranging and productive. We took stock of the ground covered in the India-UK friendship and also discussed new areas of cooperation. Sectors such as trade, commerce, defence, and clean energy figured prominently in our discussions.”
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Addressing a joint press event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi UK PM Boris Johnson said: “Thank you my friend Narendra, my Khaas dost is the phrase I would (like to) use in Hindi. We have had a fantastic two days here in India." "Yesterday I became the first conservative prime minister to visit Gujarat, which is your birthplace of course Narendra, but as you just said the ancestral home of about half of all the British Indians and I had an amazing reception, absolutely amazing, I felt a bit like Sachin Tendulkar and my face was ubiquitous everywhere as Amitabh Bachchan. I was everywhere to be seen and it was fantastic.”
The way in which the situation is not just in Ukraine but around the world is obliging the UK and India to do more. The position on Russia India has, is well known. It is not going to change: British PM Boris Johnson on Russia-Ukraine war.
Both the leaders discussed the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern over the situation and mounting humanitarian crisis. PM reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of violence and conveyed strong advocacy for a peaceful resolution of the situation: Foreign Secretary
India welcomes the UK joining the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative under the maritime security pillar and agreed to cooperate closely in this region towards their shared commitment to maintaining an open, free, and secure Indo-Pacific region: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
