UK PM to visit India later this week for a bilateral meeting with PM Modi. UK’s Indo-Pacific ‘tilt’, India’s stand on the war & a proposed trade pact likely to be discussed.
Boris Johnson said he is proud of the friendship shared by the two 'diverse democracies' and looked forward to fortifying the strong bond over the 'next 75 years and beyond'.
India and UK launched negotiations for an FTA last week when Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan came to New Delhi. Target is to finalise it by 2023 and double trade by 2030.
UK Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is set to meet her Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, starting talks on a deal that Britain hopes will help double its trade with India by 2030.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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