Overview
- UK firms confirmed about £3.6 billion of India-focused investments in AI, fintech and technology, with Starmer saying the visit secured roughly 10,600 jobs across Britain.
- India publicised 64 projects into the UK worth around £1.3 billion, which the two sides said are expected to generate nearly 6,900 jobs.
- A £350 million deal for UK-made lightweight missiles for India was reported, with around 700 jobs in Northern Ireland, alongside deeper defence ties including Konkan naval drills and a new training arrangement involving Indian Air Force instructors with the RAF.
- British universities are expanding in India, with Southampton’s Gurugram campus opened and construction under way for three more in GIFT City, as both governments push transnational education links.
- New joint initiatives include a Joint AI Research Centre, a Climate Technology Startup Fund and a critical minerals industry guild and supply chain observatory, while the CETA framework heads through UK parliamentary ratification with a goal to roughly double trade by 2030.