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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral gathering with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer connected the fringes of the G7 Summit successful Evian, connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026).
“Had a fantastic gathering with PM Keir Starmer successful Evian. The past twelvemonth has been outstanding arsenic acold arsenic India-U.K. relations are concerned. The commercialized woody has opened galore avenues of economical cooperation,” Mr. Modi said, adding that the speech focused connected further adding momentum to U.K.-India ties. The deal, portion signed, has not yet been operationalised.
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The gathering comes arsenic Mr. Starmer’s governmental aboriginal is successful question – with a byelection connected Thursday (June 18, 2026) that could enactment a imaginable contender for his post, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, backmost successful the U.K. Parliament. Under Mr. Starmer, the Labour Party underwent a reset and renewal of its ties with the Indian authorities (especially the Modi government) and Hindu Britons, among whom it was losing traction. The Starmer authorities besides finalised and signed a Free Trade Agreement with India successful July 2025, aft years of negotiations.
PM acknowledgment UAE
Mr. Modi besides met with the ruler and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). The discussions progressive ways to fortify the partnership, arsenic per Mr. Modi. The Prime Minister said helium thanked the UAE for taking attraction of the Indian expatriate community. The UAE has been deed aggregate times by Iran successful caller months since the West Asia struggle began astatine the extremity of February, with 1 Indian killed successful March.
Mr. Modi had met MbZ successful May arsenic India and the UAE announced a important enlargement successful information and defence cooperation. The ties person grown successful caller years, with a commercialized woody signed successful 2022 and successful the airy of Pakistan’s communal defence statement with Saudi Arabia. The UAE had besides agreed to enactment successful gathering India’s strategical reserves of oil, LNG and LPG.
