scorecardresearch
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

SubscriberWrites: Historic trade pact signals new chapter for India-UK ties

Colonial shadows fade as India-UK forge future with landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

UK backs future Palestinian statehood, says ceasefire top priority right now

British cabinet minister Peter Kyle's backing comes after French President Macron's plan to recognise Palestine drew strong condemnation from Israel & the US.

RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra bats for more FTAs as India, UK seal trade deal

At a summit in Mumbai, Malhotra says multilateralism has 'unfortunately' taken a back seat, and notes that there are many more such pacts in the negotiation stage.

24 July, 2025: India-UK sign landmark trade deal & other news of the day

India-UK sign landmark FTA The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) will significantly improve market access and boost bilateral trade by around USD 34 billion annually,...

Air India crash: India ‘working closely’ with UK after reports of families receiving wrong bodies surface

At least 52 passengers on board the aircraft were British citizens. Daily Mail report says UK has instituted a ‘top level inquiry’ after families receive misidentified remains.

World news of the day: 18 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

UK, Germany sign friendship treaty, resetting ties with EU after Brexit

Friedrich Merz’s first London visit as chancellor after French President Macron signals greater cooperation between Europe's top three powers amid uncertainty about their US ally.

UK’s PM Starmer to meet US President Trump later this month in Scotland

Trump & Starmer recently signed a trade deal on the sidelines of a G7 meeting that formally lowered some U.S. tariffs on imports from Britain.

UK sends engineers to repair F-35 fighter grounded in Kerala since 14 June

The visiting team will assess the condition of the stranded jet to determine whether it can be repaired locally or needs to be dismantled and transported back to the United Kingdom.

US informed UK ahead of strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, didn’t ask for use of Diego Garcia base

Senior Minister Jonathan Reynolds clarified US did not ask for use of UK's Diego Garcia base for the strikes.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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.