“Do not Assume Issues (Ties) Have Ever Been As Good”: Boris Johnson To PM

New Delhi:
British PM Boris Johnson arrived in Gujarat on Thursday for the beginning of his two-day go to to India. He’s assembly with PM Modi because the UK seems to be to extend its footprint in defence manufacturing in India, and new cooperation on clear & renewable power.

1. Whereas addressing the media alongside along with his British counterpart, PM Modi mentioned, “Whereas India is celebrating the “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” (celebrations on the seventy fifth 12 months of independence), the UK Prime Minister’s go to is historic.” The 2 leaders pressured the progress of the Free Commerce Settlement between the 2 nations and their local weather commitments at Glasgow.

2. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a ‘implausible welcome’ and mentioned his India go to is a ‘very auspicious second’ for each nations as issues have by no means been nearly as good in UK-India relations as they’re now. “I’ve by no means seen such a joyful reception. I would not get that essentially wherever on the earth,” he added.

3. The UK’s partnership with India is a beacon in stormy seas because the world faces rising threats from autocratic states which search to undermine democracy, choke off truthful commerce and trample on sovereignty, Mr Johnson mentioned on Friday.

4. The British Prime Minister is on a two-day go to to India to carry in-depth talks on the UK and India’s strategic defence, diplomatic and financial partnership, geared toward bolstering shut partnership and stepping up safety cooperation within the Indo-Pacific. Mr Johnson is anticipated to debate next-generation defence and safety collaboration throughout the 5 domains – land, sea, air, area and cyber – as the 2 nations face “complicated new threats”, a launch from the UK aspect mentioned.

5. “UK will work with India to spice up safety within the Indo-Pacific, together with new fighter jet expertise, helicopters and collaboration within the undersea battlespace. PM will even focus on new cooperation on clear and renewable power,” a British Excessive Fee launch mentioned.

6. The UK Prime Minister will even maintain talks with Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar. The 2 sides will problem a press assertion at round 1 pm at Hyderabad Home.

7. Throughout Boris Johnson’s go to, UK and Indian companies are going to verify greater than 1 billion kilos in new investments and export offers at this time in areas from software program engineering to well being, creating virtually 11,000 jobs throughout the UK, the British Excessive Fee mentioned within the assertion.

8. “The UK and India are launching a digital Hydrogen Science and Innovation hub to speed up reasonably priced inexperienced hydrogen, in addition to new funding for the Inexperienced Grids Initiative introduced at COP26, and collaboration on joint work on the electrification of public transport throughout India,” the UK launch mentioned.

9. Based on an announcement by the British Excessive Fee, Prime Minister Johnson will use the go to to drive progress within the Free Commerce Settlement (FTA) negotiations launched earlier this 12 months as a cope with India is predicted to spice up UK’s whole commerce by as much as 28 billion kilos yearly by 2035 and improve incomes throughout the UK by as much as 3 billion kilos.

10. Final 12 months, Prime Minister Johnson and PM Modi agreed on a UK-India Complete Strategic Partnership, asserting greater than 530 million kilos in funding into the UK and committing to a deeper bilateral relationship throughout commerce, well being, local weather, defence and safety, and connecting our individuals.

11. India was additionally recognized as a precedence relationship for the UK within the 2021 Built-in Assessment and was invited by the UK as a visitor to final 12 months’s G7 in Carbis Bay.