Overview

• In Mumbai, Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer focused on operationalising the July trade agreement, with both sides aiming to ratify and bring it into force within about a year as Starmer led a 125‑member delegation.
• Trade ministers Piyush Goyal and Peter Kyle agreed to reposition the Joint Economic and Trade Committee to oversee the agreement’s delivery and coordinate swift implementation.
• Starmer’s office said 64 Indian companies committed about £1.3 billion to UK projects, with deals expected to generate nearly 7,000 jobs.
• Education links expanded as Modi announced nine UK universities will open campuses in India, including three at GIFT City.
• Defence and technology cooperation deepened with agreements on military training, stronger Indo‑Pacific maritime security, critical‑minerals collaboration, and new offshore wind taskforces.