NEW DELHI, Jun 3 : British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold wide-ranging talks on Thursday, focusing on minimising economic shocks from the ongoing conflict in West Asia and reviewing the implementation of the UK-India 10-year roadmap to boost overall ties.
Cooper landed in New Delhi this evening amid a renewed momentum in the bilateral ties including in trade and defence sectors.
Both the ministers will discuss closer collaboration between the UK and India to minimise economic shocks from ongoing conflicts, preserve global stability, and ensure freedom of navigation, a British readout said.
The foreign secretary’s trip sets an ambitious path for engagement with India, a top priority partner for the UK, it said, adding the visit builds on the trip by Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle earlier this week to bring the landmark UK-India Free Trade Agreement into force as soon as possible.
Together with Jaishankar, the foreign secretary will undertake a formal review of delivery under the UK-India Vision 2035 to date, highlighting the UK’s priorities for the year ahead across economic growth, technology and innovation, defence and security, climate and education, the readout noted.
The 10-year UK-India Vision 2035 roadmap sets strategic goals for sustained collaboration and innovation across sectors.
The annual review ensures our partnership remains dynamic, aligned, and responsive to rapid global change, the readout said.
Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, said: “The UK-India partnership is a bulwark against rising global uncertainty. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper’s visit this week, her first visit in the role, is another important opportunity to build on that partnership.”
“Since our Prime Ministers unveiled their shared vision for a modern UK-India partnership last year, the UK has been driving forward collaboration with India as a priority,” she said.
“From the Technology Security Initiative where we are shaping the technologies of tomorrow to our landmark trade deal that will help make trade cheaper, quicker and easier — the UK-India partnership is delivering where it matters most to people in both countries,” she said.
In New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Cooper will welcome new Indian investment into the Technology Security Initiative throughout her programme.
She will interact with AI health tech entrepreneurs and join a special programme at the British Council to hear how UK-India partnerships on education and growth are delivering real results on shared priorities, the readout said. (PTI)
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