Overview

• Keir Starmer told business leaders he has directed his team to implement the India–UK trade agreement “as quickly as humanly possible.”
• Piyush Goyal and Peter Kyle agreed to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee to oversee delivery and reaffirmed a goal to double trade by 2030.
• Starmer’s office said 64 Indian firms will invest about £1.3 billion in Britain, announced during the UK’s largest trade mission to India.
• The visit features a 100–125-strong UK delegation and joint engagements at the India–UK CEO Forum and the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai.
• Both governments aim to ratify and bring the pact into force within roughly a year, with talks also covering a technology security initiative and the Vision 2035 roadmap.