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Monday, July 28, 2025
TopicIndia-UK

Topic: India-UK

Historic colonial-era pistol bought at UK auction makes it way back to Indian Army 

The ‘Garden Pistol’ was manufactured for the Poonah Irregular Horse regiment way back in 1850-52. The regiment had bought 50 pairs of the pistols for Rs 56 a pair back then.

Modi meets UK PM Boris Johnson at COP26, talks renewables, clean technology and defence

In the first in-person meeting between the two leaders, PM Modi extended an invitation to Johnson to visit India again, after his scheduled trip was cancelled twice due to Covid.

India is central to Indo-Pacific framework, British High Commissioner Alex Ellis says

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, British High Commissioner Alex W. Ellis says it is essential India transforms to a sustainable economy, ahead of Modi’s visit to Glasgow for COP26 Summit.

UK foreign minister Elizabeth Truss to visit India from 22 to 24 October

Truss is scheduled to hold talks with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to deepen strategic ties in key sectors such as defence, trade and health, the MEA said in a statement.

India, Britain hold talks on UN reforms, counterterrorism & climate change

The discussions under the second India-UK Multilateral Dialogue were held Monday in London. The delegations agreed to continue to work to deepen cooperation on multilateral issues.

Modi speaks with Johnson over India-UK trade & climate action targets ahead of COP26 summit

The two prime ministers also discussed the fight against Covid and the importance of opening up international travel over the phone call, according to Downing Street spokesperson.

UK quarantine policy for fully-vaccinated Indian travellers ‘discriminatory’, Modi govt says

Indians vaccinated with Covishield have to be in self-isolation for 10 days. Union Health Secretary R Bhushan said India reserves the right to reciprocate in similar manner.

Quad tent just got bigger with AUKUS. China’s aggressive behaviour will be under watch

The Australia-UK-US trilateral is beneficial to India, because its central purpose is to add one more lever in building a balance against China’s power.

Shringla reviews India-UK Roadmap 2030 with British counterpart during London visit

Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla holds meetings with his counterpart Lord Tariq Ahmad and other officials in London, discusses ties in key areas of trade, defence, climate change, among others.

Outcomes of India-UK summit mark transformation in ties — British High Commissioner

At the summit, PM Narendra Modi and UK PM Boris Johnson unveiled 'Roadmap 2030' to elevate ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and announced enhanced trade cooperation.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.