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PM, Starmer cement ties with defence, trade push

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October 10, 2025

The India-UK partnership is an important pillar of global stability and economic progress in an era of international instability, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday after talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer aimed at driving cooperation in areas ranging from trade and investment to defence and technology.

- Shailesh Gaikwad and Rezaul H Laskar

Starmer arrived in the financial hub of Mumbai on Wednesday with a 126-strong trade delegation for a two-day visit aimed at drumming up business and investments three months after India and the UK concluded a free trade agreement after years of start-stop negotiations, spurred by the geo-economic unpr

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