MODI, SUNAK LOOK FORWARD TO FTA, ROLL OUT NEW VISA SCHEME

NEW DELHI: India and the UK on Wednesday unveiled a new reciprocal arrangement whereby 3,000 degree educated Indian nationals can come to Britain every year to live and work, and expressed their commitment to a free trade agreement (FTA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak reviewed progress in the Roadmap 2030 for bilateral ties.

Modi and Sunak, who met for the first time, held talks on collaboration in areas such as trade, mobility, defence and security. “They looked forward to the agreement of a Uk-india free trade deal... to unlock investment and increase jobs in both our countries,” said a readout from the UK Prime Minister’s Office.

Modi also held bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.