Overview
- The two prime ministers met in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit.
- They agreed to speed implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with a focus on professional visas and cutting non-tariff hurdles.
- Both tasked their respective teams to maintain pace toward India–UK Vision 2035 goals spanning defence, technology, climate and mobility.
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs described the meeting as highly productive.
- Modi hailed “new energy” in the relationship in a post on X, while the UK frames deeper ties with India within its Indo-Pacific strategy.