PM Narendra Modi and British PM Boris Johnson held a joint press meet in Delhi on April 22 after talks at Hyderabad House. Both leaders witnessed the exchange of agreements between India and United Kingdom during the meet.
Johnson is on a two-day visit to India to hold talks with Modi on strengthening ties between the two countries.
Ahead of the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UK PM Boris Johnson said, "From climate change to energy security to defence, the partnership of our democracies is vital as the world faces growing threats from autocratic states."
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, during his two-day visit to India, inaugurated a factory of UK-headquartered heavy equipment maker JCB in Gujarat
Boris Johnson India Visit Highlights: PM Narendra Modi and his British PM Boris Johnson pushed for closing the negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of the year as part of the India-UK bilateral talks held today.
The Adani Group Chairman had met Johnson in October last year at the Global Investment Summit in London where the two leaders had reiterated their commitment to ongoing transition to clean energy.
Johnson hopes to strike new economic deals between Britain and its huge former colony, and to coax India away from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine
The visit is expected to give a fresh push to the proposed free trade agreement and boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
Boris Johnson's India Visit Highlights: The British Prime Minister said that his long-delayed visit to India will deepen the strategic trade, defence, and people-to-people ties between the two countries.