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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicUK-India ties

Topic: UK-India ties

Our take on Taliban press conference, Haryana IPS officer suicide, CJI Gavai & more—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Three more foreign universities from UK, Australia set to open campuses in India

University of Lancaster, Surrey & Western Australia will open new campuses in Bengaluru, GIFT City, Chennai & Mumbai. Nine UK-based universities have gotten approval so far.

Bollywood is back in Britain, says UK PM Starmer. Yash Raj Films to shoot more films there

Starmer attended a special film screening of 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' on Wednesday, for which he was joined by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani and actor Rani Mukerji.

UK PM Keir Starmer expected to visit India in October, talks with Modi on education, defence likely

Starmer likely to make an appearance at Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai. This will be his first visit to India as UK prime minister.

Bharti’s BT stake acquisition just the latest. Indian businesses are increasingly investing in UK

As many as 971 Indian-owned companies were operating in the UK in 2024, up from 954 in 2023, with combined revenues of £ 68.09 bn, according to June report by Grant Thornton.

Defence ties, FTA, graduate visas — UK India Business Council’s recommendations for next British govt

UK-India Partnership on AI, semiconductors & quantum computing also among 10 recommendations set out by the strategic advisory and policy advocacy organisation Thursday.

UK PM Rishi Sunak says trade deal with India ‘not a given’, reports Daily Mirror

Negotiations began in January 2022 and have already missed several political deadlines. But recent comments from both Britain and India have suggested progress continues to be made.

‘Any direct attacks on Indian embassy in London unacceptable,’ says UK finance minister Cleverly

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Britain to take action after a violent incident during protests by Sikh separatists outside its embassy in London in March.Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Britain to take action after a violent incident during protests by Sikh separatists outside its embassy in London in March.

UK home secretary has concerns over trade deal with India, wary of increase in immigration

Largest group of people who overstay their visa in the United Kingdom are Indians, Suella Braverman tells The Spectator.

Boris Johnson ‘won’t lecture’ Modi on India’s stand on the Russia-Ukraine war

Johnson is arriving in Ahmedabad early Thursday, where he is expected to have a day-long programme, and then leave for New Delhi in the evening for his Friday summit with PM Modi.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.