Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer will meet today in Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, October 9. Both leaders will talk about further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership of India-UK, as stated in the plan “Vision 2035”.
This will be the third meeting between two leaders since Starmer became the British Prime Minister in July 2024. The first two meetings took place in Checkers in Buckinghamshire this July this year and at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro last November.
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Starmer arrived at his first two -day trip to India on Wednesday 8 October.
Doval, Jaishankar and Misri to attend
PM Modi will join the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Minister of External Affairs with Jaishankar and Foreign Minister Vikram Misri. On the Great Britain, Starmer will be accompanied by Peter Kyle, a state secretary for business and business, and Jason Stockwood, State Minister of Investments.
The discussion is expected to focus on strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, technology, defense, climate and education. Both leaders will also participate in the forum of the General Director of India and Global Fintech Fest 2025.
“During the visit, two prime ministers will evaluate progress in various aspects of complex strategic partnerships in India-UK in accordance with” Vision 2035 “, focused and time-bound ten-year programs and initiatives on key pillars of trade and investment, technology and innovation, defense and safety, climate and energy, health and people.”
Both leaders will talk to the highest business and industrial data on exploring opportunities under the comprehensive economic and trade agreements of India – UK (CETA), which is considered a key pillar of their future economic partnership. They will also discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest.
Initiative to secure technology
Starmer’s office said it would use the second and last day of the trip to India to discuss the recently sealed trade agreement and the initiative of the technological security launched in July last year.
She also stated that 64 Indian companies would together invested 1.3 billion GBPs ($ 1.75 billion) in Britain, as announced during the largest business mission in the UK to India, which recorded more than 100 companies and the organization to travel with the Prime Minister.
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“The business agreement in the UK-India will already unlock growth and today’s announcement is the beginning of the new era of cooperation between our two nations,” Starmer said.
The aim of the agreement between the fifth and sixth largest economy in the world, which agreed after US President Donald Trump released the tariff, aims to increase bilateral trade by another £ 25.5 billion by 2040.
Global Fintech Fest
The PM Modi and PM Starmer will also participate in the sixth edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) in Mumbai. The events will connect innovators, politicians, regulatory bodies, investors and experts in the field from around the world.
This year’s theme “Enhancement of funding for a better world – driven by AI, widespread intelligence, innovation and incorporation” focuses on how technology and human insight can build together a more ethical and sustainable financial future.
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PM Modi welcomed Starmer on Wednesday in the X post.
Implementation of a business agreement
On Wednesday, the first day of the two -day trip of the British team in the UK Starmer, the Ministry and Industry, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the British Trade Minister Peter Kyle said, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.
The business agreement in the UK-India will already unlock growth and today’s announcement is the beginning of the new era of cooperation between our two nations.
“The Meeting Marked and Significant Step Towards Operationalizing the India -UK Composite Economic and Trade Agreement (CETE), with the ministers agreeing to the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (Jetco) to Oversee Implementation and Delivery. Ensuring Swift, Coordinated, and Results-Oriented Implementation of the Agreement, Aimed at Realing Its Full Potential for Businesss and Consumers in Both Countries, ”The Ministers Said in a Statement.
(Tagstotranslate) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (T) Keir Starmer
