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Strengthening ties with India more important than ever before: Liz Truss

Strengthening ties with India is more important than ever before in the context of the crisis in Ukraine, visiting British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Thursday

India, UK committed to delivering balanced FTA by year-end: FS Shringla

"We are also building a strong financial partnership with closer cooperation in fintech, market regulation, and sustainable and green finance," he said

India-UK conclude round two of FTA negotiations, share text of draft treaty

Technical experts from both sides came together for discussions in 64 separate sessions covering 26 policy areas

India, UK conclude second round of talks for proposed free trade agreement

India and the United Kingdom have concluded the second round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), which aims at further strengthening the economic ties

India, UK start FTA negotiations to double bilateral trade by 2030

First round of talks on Jan 17, future rounds every five weeks

India, UK FTA to boost cooperation in tourism, tech, startups: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Trade Piyush Goyal said that the agreement will expand cooperation in tourism, technology, startups, education, climate change, etc.

US backs India-UK led solar Green Grids Initiative launched by PM at COP26

The US has partnered with the UK and India-led Green Grids Initiative of a global energy grid launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. At a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Green Grids Initiative One Sun One World One Grid' (GGI-OSOWOG) earlier this week, US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said that the US is excited to be back in the climate conversation and to partner with the new initiative. All the energy humanity uses in a year is equal to the energy that reaches the earth from the sun in a single hour, said Granholm. The GGI-OSOWOG is focusing on the two most important pieces of the puzzle. We at the US Department of Energy are happy to be a partner with GGI-OSOWOG, she said. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) under India's presidency and the UK's COP26 Presidency had launched GGI-OSOWOG during the World Leaders' Summit of COP26 on Tuesday. The Steering Committee of GGI-OSOWOG comprises five members besides India and

India Inc's top companies join the India-UK Climate Finance Initiative

Members include Tata Sons, GIC Pvt Ltd, Goldman Sachs, HDFC Bank, HSBC, among others; initiative aims to mop up private capital to support India's goal of 450 Gw renewable energy by 2030

India, UK to launch solar Green Grids Initiative at COP26 summit in Glasgow

India and UK are set to enhance their International Solar Alliance partnership with launch of a new Green Grids Initiative connecting different parts of world at UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

FM holds meeting with UK Foreign Secy, discussed ways to enhance biz ties

Both discussed possibility of collaboration on green hydrogen to harness the natural synergies in this area between India and EU

India-UK joint exercise: 5th-gen fighters to debut over Arabian Sea

The Indian Navy will be represented by three indigenous stealth destroyers

India, UK hold inaugural maritime dialogue, discuss Indo-Pacific

India and the UK held their inaugural maritime dialogue in a virtual format which involved exchanges on cooperation in the maritime domain and the Indo-Pacific, the Ministry of External Affairs said

Govt removes additional restrictions on UK citizens arriving in India

This comes after the British government ordered discontinuation of mandatory testing and quarantine norms for those vaccinated with Covishield travelling from India

India's submarine conundrum: To go nuclear or conventional?

Within India's strategic community, a debate rages over the question of whether the Indian Navy should be going in for conventional diesel-electric submarines, or AIP vessels or SSNs

India, UK hold technical discussions on vaccine certification

British High Commissioner Alex Ellis and National Health Authority Chairman RS Sharma on Thursday held discussions on vaccine certification for Indian travellers

India warns of 'reciprocal measures' if UK doesn't recognise Covishield

India on its part does not insist on vaccination and has done away with institutional quarantine for foreigners entering the country

Racism, offensive: Jairam Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's Covid travel rules

Indian students and citizens are being harassed and fleeced for exorbitant tests, the Congress leader said

India, UK aim to launch FTA negotiations by November 1

Both countries are looking at an interim agreement by March 2022, which will be followed by a comprehensive FTA

India, UK agree to be ambitious on services deal in FTA negotiations

Pointing out that services make up 71% of UK's GDP and 54% of India's, the statement released after India-UK dialogue said both countries recognise importance of services in their economies

India, UK agree investment boost at Economic and Financial Dialogue

New steps to tackle climate change and boost investment were announced on Thursday at the 11th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD)