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Economic, security ties key as UK PM begins India visit

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October 08, 2025

Measures to deepen economic and security cooperation with India are set to top the agenda for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's two-day visit beginning on Wednesday, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in several business-related meetings.

- HT Correspondent

Economic, security ties key as UK PM begins India visit

Starmer is set to arrive in Mumbai on October 8 for his first official visit to the country against the backdrop of unprecedented geopolitical churn on the international stage because of the policies of the Donald Trump administration in the US.

The first day of the visit will be largely devoted to UK-centric engagements, and Modi and Starmer are set to hold a bilateral meeting and participate in the Global Fintech Fest on October 9, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Besides meeting representatives of British businesses with operations in India, Starmer will visit the studios of Yash Raj Films in Andheri on Wednesday as part of efforts to drive greater collaboration between the film industries of the two countries, the people said.

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