Boris Johnson's visit launches a khas dosti

The British government's Integrated Review brought out in 2021 places a high priority on its partnership with India

Coming on the back of two postponements, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s India visit last week more than made up for the apparent loss in time with a serious and focused agenda. The visit was high on symbolism as well as deliverables. Mr Johnson aptly described the high stakes of the visit by saying, “….I don’t think things have ever been as strong or as good between us (India-UK) as they are now.” Indeed, the visit touched on quite a few “firsts” and created grounds for further elevation of India-UK partnership across trade, defence and political relations.

Mr Johnson became