Britain s foreign minister has insisted during a visit to India that "a lot of progress" has been made in talks on a post-Brexit free-trade deal despite negotiators missing a recent deadline.
on immigration and her stand on the free trade agreement with india. many in this country didn t take kindly to her comments that indians were the largest group overstaying their visas in the uk. a few days ago on diwali, rishi sunak s appointment was heralded as a bright new future for uk india relations. but now, as the festivities wind down, that sense of pride has shifted to the political reality. six months ago and it was another tory prime minister making headlines here. borisjohnson pledged to secure a trade agreement with india by this week, but the uk and india have yet to wrap up a deal. a thing or two about these kinds of negotiations. does he think the return of suella braverman makes a difference? in terms of public image,
Britain's prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak said he wants to change the UK-India relationship to make it a more two-way exchange that opens up easy access to UK students and companies in India.
These defence and security initiatives, largely emanating from the UK, are aimed at building a strong and trusted bilateral defence and security partnership with India in the long-term.