Overview

• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai during a two‑day business mission he described as a reciprocal visit.
• Starmer said the trip is the UK's largest trade mission sent to India, with senior executives and ministers Peter Kyle and Jason Stockwood in the delegation.
• At a joint press briefing, Modi said their trade agreement will lower import costs and announced that nine British universities are prepared to open campuses in India.
• Starmer announced that Yash Raj Films will shoot three major productions in the United Kingdom from 2026, a move he said will create more than 3,000 jobs.
• Both sides reviewed progress under Vision 2035 and the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with discussions also covering Gaza, Ukraine and maritime security in the Indo‑Pacific.