Official Visit of the UK Prime Minister to India

Last updated on October 13th, 2025 Posted on October 10, 2025 by NEXT IAS Current Affairs Team 463

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The Prime Ministers of India and the UK have reaffirmed the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership during the recent official UK PM visit to India, announcing significant progress across multiple sectors.

Key Outcomes

Economic & Trade: Strengthening of the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), expected to boost market access, reduce tariffs, and generate jobs.
- 64 Indian investment projects worth £1.3 billion, creating 6,900 UK jobs across engineering, tech, and creative sectors.
Climate & Energy: Establishment of advanced R&D centres in AI and climate change, and launch of Phase 2 of the Critical Minerals Supply Chain Observatory, including a new campus at IIT-ISM Dhanbad.
- Agreed to cooperate on Offshore Wind and through the Global Clean Power Alliance (GCPA).
  - Launched the India–UK Climate Finance Initiative.
Defence and Security: Enhanced cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific, including establishing a Regional Maritime Security Centre of Excellence (RMSCE) under India’s Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative.
- Agreement for Government-to-Government supply of Lightweight Multirole Missile systems to strengthen India’s air defense.
Education, Culture, and People-to-People Exchange: Authorization for Queen’s University Belfast and Coventry University to open campuses in GIFT City, Gujarat, promoting transnational education and skill development.
Technological Cooperation: Expansion of the Technology Security Initiative (TSI) with new joint entities:
- India–UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre
- UK–India Critical Minerals Supply Chain Observatory
- UK–India Critical Minerals Processing and Downstream Collaboration Guild

Significance

The 2025 visit marks deepened strategic ties, reinforcing India as a key UK partner post-Brexit.
Extends the India–UK Vision 2035 with new cooperation pillars on critical minerals, defence co-production, and digital economy.
Aligns both countries’ Indo-Pacific policies for regional security and strengthens resilient global supply chains.

Source: TH

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