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The UK and India signed a £350 million ($468 million) defense pact for Thales Martlet lightweight missiles and launchers for the Indian Army, boosting air defense capabilities. Produced in Belfast, deliveries start soon.
In education news, PM Keir Starmer greenlit nine UK universities to open Indian campuses under the New Education Policy, including Southampton (Gurugram), Liverpool (Bengaluru), York (Mumbai), Lancaster (Bengaluru), and Surrey, plus De Montfort and Glasgow. This will create jobs and enhance ties.PM Narendra Modi praised the moves:
“These steps empower our youth and strengthen our shared future.” As FTA talks advance, expect more in tech and green energy.
In a joint statement following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai, both countries, pledged coordinated efforts to counter terrorism and uphold zero tolerance for terrorism and violent extremism, strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which left 26 civilians, mostly tourists dead.
