The UK’s new High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis yesterday said that preparing for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s upcoming visit to New Delhi and welcoming the country to the G7 and COP26 summits are among his immediate priorities.
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UK minister set to hold trade talks during upcoming India visit
Britain’s international trade secretary Liz Truss is set to arrive in New Delhi for talks with Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal tomorrow and to work out further details around a proposed Enhanced Trade Partnership between India and the UK, officials stated.
72nd Indian Republic Day celebrations from around the world
72nd Indian Republic Day celebrations from around the world
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla meets UK Home Minister Priti Patel during flying visit
Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met Indian-origin UK Home Secretary Priti Patel yesterday in London as well and discussed a “wide range of issues”.
Cannot extradite Mallya till secret matter resolved, UK tells India
The United Kingdom has conveyed to India that fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya cannot be extradited till the resolution of a “secret legal” matter, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said.
India-UK virtual water partnership forum highlights ways to develop water infrastructure
India and the United Kingdom held a virtual water partnership forum to discuss ways to collaborate on infrastructure development and water conservation.
Inaugural British South Asian youth summit resolves to decolonise education in UK
The inaugural British South Asian Youth Summit was hosted virtually by veteran Indian-origin British MP Virendra Sharma and concluded with a memorandum of understanding calling for the decolonisation of education in the United Kingdom to cover all aspects of history, including the realities of the B
Gaitri Kumar appointed Indian High Commissioner to the UK; new envoys for Kuwait and Finland too
The 1986-batch Indian Foreign Service officer is currently serving as Indian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.
Indian missions lend helping hand to ensure compatriots reach home safely amidst COVID-19 outbreak
Indian missions are helping fellow citizens world over, who are affected by travel restrictions due to COVID-19.
Companies in UK owned by Indian diaspora paid GBP 1 bn in taxes: Report
The report, produced by Grant Thornton UK jointly with the Indian High Commission in London and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI UK), zeroed in on a select few of an estimated total of over 65,000 diaspora-connected companies.