UK PM Boris Johnson is on a visit to India. During the visit, he announced steps to help New Delhi move away from Russian dependency by expanding economic and defense ties. Johnson said the UK would issue an open general export license to India, which would reduce the delivery time for defense procurement.
Britain to help build fighter jets
Both sides have called for a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific. Johnson announced new investments in areas ranging from software engineering and artificial intelligence to health. The British High Commission has said that given the new threats, we are working together on the next generation of defense and security cooperation across land, sea, air, space, and cyber.
Britain has said that it will also help India to make fighter jets. Simultaneously, the UK will seek to support India's needs for new technology to identify and respond to threats in the Indian Ocean.
free trade agreement
Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson agreed to expand the India-UK defense partnership and announced plans to finalize a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of 2022. Modi said that the teams of both countries are working on a free trade agreement. Negotiations are progressing well and we have decided to do our best to end the FTA by the end of this year. Johnson said that we are asking our interlocutors to complete the FTA by Diwali in October.
What happened in Ukraine?
India and Britain on Friday called on Russia for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine. Modi said the two sides discussed the situation in Ukraine and stressed the importance of diplomacy and dialogue to resolve the issues. Britain and India reiterated the importance of respecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all countries.
Modi had recently described the situation in Ukraine as worrying and appealed to both sides for peace. India has condemned the civilian killings in Ukraine but has so far not criticized Russia.
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