UK PM India visit HIGHLIGHTS: On discussions with PM Modi on halting purchase of Russian oil, UK PM Starmer says, 'The outcome that we both...'

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• 09 Oct 2025, 01:50 PM

  'Outcome that we both want', says UK's Starmer on discussions with PM Modi on purchase of Russian oil 

  On being asked if there were any discussions with Prime Minister Modi regarding halting the purchase of Russian oil in the face of Trump's tariffs, UK PM Starmer said, "We did discuss this and looked at, particularly, the outcome that we both want. Prime Minister Modi and I focus on ending this conflict and the various steps that could be taken to, and that was a wide-ranging discussion, but we did set out the steps that we are taking in relation to energy, particularly on the Shadow Fleet and the work of the Coalition of the Willing..."

  October 9, 2025

   

  PM Modi, UK PM Keir Starmer enjoy Ed Sheeran-Arijit Singh's 'Sapphire' 

  Sitting together at Jio World Centre in Mumbai, PM Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer was seen enjoying 'Sapphire', a rendition song by Ed Sheeran and Arijit Singh. 

   

   October 9, 2025

   

  'India, UK have set target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030', says PM Modi 

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, by his side, asserted that the two nations have set a target to double bilateral trade by 2030. 

   

  October 9, 2025

   

  'India's growth story is remarkable,' UK PM Starmer says 'vision of Viksit Bharat on track'

  United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer noted that India's "growth story is remarkable" and said that he is convinced to see that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a "track" to achieve the vision of a Visit Bharat by 2047.

  "It is significant that we are meeting in Mumbai as India's economic and financial capital, because India's growth story is remarkable. I want to congratulate the PM on his leadership, aiming to be the world's 3rd largest economy by 2028. Your vision of Viksit Bharat is to make it a completely developed country by 2047. Everything I have seen since I have been here is absolute proof to me that you are on track to succeed in that. We want to be partners on that journey", said Starmer, who is on his first visit to India as UK Prime Minister. (ANI)

  
• 09 Oct 2025, 01:06 PM

  'India-UK partnership is trustworthy, talent and technology driven': PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the partnership between India and UK is driven by "trustworthiness, talent, and technology". Following high-level talks with his British counterpart, Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai today, PM Modi stressed that India's dynamism and the UK's expertise combine to create a unique synergy.

  "India's dynamism and the UK's expertise combine to create a unique synergy. Our partnership is trustworthy, talent- and technology-driven," PM Modi said while addressing a joint press conference with Starmer. The Prime Minister asserted that under the leadership of Starmer, the UK and India have witnessed significant progress. (ANI)

  
• 09 Oct 2025, 12:46 PM

  PM Modi Addresses Joint Presser With UK PM Keir Starmer

  In a joint statement with PM Modi, UK PM Keir Starmer says, "...We are building something here, we are creating a new modern partnership focused on the future and availing the opportunities and we are doing it together. That is why we struck the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in July, a breakthrough moment - years in the making, slashing tariffs, increasing access to each other's markets to drive growth and create jobs for our people and making life in both our nations. Beyond the words of the page of the Agreement, is the spirit of the confidence that it has given to our two great countries to work even more closely together, something which we have seen during the course of this visit here..."

  October 9, 2025