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Modi, Starmer Unveil Investment, Education and Defence Moves to Fast-Track India–UK Trade Deal

Both governments set a one-year timeline for the pact to take effect, underscored by the UK’s largest trade mission to India.

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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, deliver a statement to the press at Raj Bhavan, in Mumbai, India October 9, 2025. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS

Overview

  • Starmer pressed for implementation “as quickly as humanly possible” as he met Modi in Mumbai with a 120+ member delegation of business, culture and university leaders.
  • Downing Street said 64 Indian companies pledged £1.3 billion in fresh investment into the UK during the visit.
  • Modi announced that nine British universities will open campuses in India, with Southampton’s Gurugram site inaugurated and new approvals and letters issued for GIFT City, Bengaluru and other locations.
  • Defence cooperation advanced with a government-to-government supply of lightweight multirole missiles, integration of Indian Air Force instructors with the Royal Air Force and plans to finalise an agreement on maritime electric propulsion for Indian warships.
  • Technology and supply‑chain initiatives under the India–UK Technology Security Initiative include a Joint Centre for AI, a Critical Minerals Industry Guild, an expanded supply‑chain observatory, a Climate Technology Startup Fund and an Offshore Wind Taskforce, alongside a reset of JETCO to drive implementation.