Mumbai: Visiting India, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that India’s development story is remarkable. He said he was confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is on track towards achieving the vision of a developed India by 2047.
Starmer’s visit to India comes two and a half months after the two countries signed a landmark free trade agreement. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his meeting with PM Modi in Mumbai, India’s economic capital, was significant.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said, the vision of ‘Developed India’ is on track He said that India’s growth story is amazing. He said PM Modi’s goal is to create the world’s third largest economy by 2028, so he wants to congratulate Modi. Starmer, who is on his first visit to India as UK Prime Minister, said PM Modi’s vision of a developed India is to make it a fully developed country by 2047.
India on the path to success “””Everything I’ve seen since I’ve been here is proof to me that you’re on the path to success in this and they want to be a partner in this journey,”” he said.” The two leaders also held a bilateral meeting in Mumbai and issued a joint statement.
British PM speaks on UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement He also described the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as a breakthrough moment. He said that India and the UK are forging a new modern partnership focused on the future and taking advantage of opportunities. “””That’s why we signed the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in July,”” he said.” He described it as a moment of success.
Also mentioned India’s efforts to end the Gaza conflicts
Years of hard work, tariff cuts, accelerating growth and increasing access to each other’s markets to create jobs for our people and improve lives in our two countries, he said. He also mentioned India’s efforts to end the Ukraine and Gaza conflicts. He said the India-UK relationship is acting as a major advocate of global stability. He also said that, in the current era of global uncertainty, the partnership between India and the UK will continue to serve as an important pillar of global stability and economic progress.
Both leaders share views on peace and stability in West Asia “””We shared views on peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia, as well as the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,”” the British PM said.” On the Ukraine conflict and the Gaza issue, India supports all efforts to restore peace through dialogue and diplomacy. We are fully committed to enhancing maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. On Wednesday, Starmar had several extensive conversations in Mumbai. He met business leaders and described the India-UK trade partnership as really important.
An official statement said that the visit of the British Prime Minister is taking place after Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the UK in July, where the trade agreement was signed and new investments and exports of about 6 billion pounds were confirmed
