- Foreign Secretary will meet External Affairs
Minister Dr S Jaishankar to review delivery under Vision 2035
- She will emphasise shared interests with India on freedom of
navigation
- Partnership with India has reached new heights since PM Modi
and PM Starmer unveiled their strategic direction and vision for
deeper cooperation
Foreign Secretary arrives in India on her first
official visit to the country. She will meet External Affairs
Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar tomorrow (4 June) where both ministers
will discuss closer collaboration between the UK and India to
minimise economic shocks from ongoing conflicts, preserve global
stability, and ensure freedom of navigation.
The Foreign Secretary's trip sets an ambitious path for
engagement with India, a top priority partner for the UK. It
builds on the visit by Business and Trade Secretary earlier this week to bring the
landmark UK-India Free Trade Agreement into force as soon as
possible.
Together with Dr Jaishankar, the Foreign Secretary will undertake
a formal review of delivery under the UK-India Vision 2035 to
date, highlighting the UK's priorities for the year ahead across
economic growth, technology and innovation, defence and security,
climate and education. The annual review ensures our partnership
remains dynamic, aligned, and responsive to rapid global change.
, British High Commissioner
to India, said:
The UK-India partnership is a bulwark against rising global
uncertainty. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper's visit this week,
her first visit in the role, is another important opportunity to
build on that partnership.
Since our Prime Ministers unveiled their shared vision for a
modern UK-India partnership last year, the UK has been driving
forward collaboration with India as a priority.
From the Technology Security Initiative where we are shaping the
technologies of tomorrow to our landmark trade deal that will
help make trade cheaper, quicker and easier – the UK-India
partnership is delivering where it matters most to people in both
countries.
In New Delhi, the Foreign Secretary will welcome new Indian
investment into the Technology Security Initiative throughout her
programme. She will interact with AI health tech entrepreneurs
and join a special programme at the British Council to hear how
UK-India partnerships on education and growth are delivering real
results on shared priorities.
Further information
- Prime Minister joined Prime Minister
Narendra Modi last year to unveil Vision 2035, a
shared ambition for how the UK and India partner together to
unlock the huge potential of this partnership.
- The UK and India signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
in July 2025, marking a new era of growth for two of the world's
largest and most innovative economies. The deal could increase
yearly bilateral trade by £25.5 billion, and boost GDP by nearly
£5 billion each in the long run for both countries.
- The UK and India have deepened our defence cooperation
through a new 10-year Defence Industrial Partnership,
high-level military engagements, and enhanced coordination
on counterterrorism, serious organised crime, and emerging
threats.
- Two UK universities have opened international branch campuses
in India – the University of Southampton (Delhi National Capital
Region) and Queens University Belfast (GIFT City in Gujarat) and
seven more UK universities have approval to open in 2026-27,
boosting the UK's soft power and driving growth into the UK
economy. These are: University of York, University of Aberdeen,
University of Bristol, University of Liverpool, University of
Lancaster, University of Surrey, and Birkbeck - University of
London. These new campuses complement wider higher education
collaboration on UK-India joint and dual degrees and joint
research and innovation.
