India and UK Defence Partnership: Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and UK’s Defence Permanent Secretary David Williams led the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group meeting in London. They discussed ways to boost military cooperation and strengthen work on defence technologies, reported ANI.
Commodore Chris Saunders, Defence Advisor at the UK High Commission in India, shared on X, “@DefenceHQ Permanent Secretary, David Williams CB, welcomed Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh to London for the 24th UK-India Defence Consultative Group. Discussions focused on strengthening military cooperation and advancing defence capability collaboration.”
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The Indian Ministry of Defence confirmed both sides reviewed current defence ties and focused on working together in the defence industry.
In a post on X, the ministry said, “Defence Secy Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group meet with his UK counterpart David Williams in London. Both sides reviewed defence ties, focusing on enhancing defence industry collaboration & boosting the #MakeInIndia initiative, especially in niche tech.”
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Earlier, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman joined the 13th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in London with UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves. During the meeting, the UK announced £400 million in export and investment deals with India.
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The UK’s finance ministry posted on X, “We’ve announced £400m in export and investment deals with India, boosting our tech and financial sectors. India, our 11th largest trading partner, is set to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2028. These deals will drive growth as part of our Plan for Change.”
Both sides agreed to continue cooperation in finance, FinTech, digital economy, and efforts for green growth and fair taxation.
