UK committed to reducing legal migration, says Home Secretary James Cleverly
British Home Secretary James Cleverly said on Thursday the government was “completely committed to reducing levels of legal migration,” after net migration rose to 6,72,000 in the year to the end of June. “We do need to reduce our overall numbers by eliminating the abuse and exploitation of our visa system by both companies and... Read More
India should be cautious on labour provisions in FTA negotiations: Experts
India needs to follow a cautious approach while negotiating labour provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs) as those could have potential repercussions on domestic manufacturing and overall trade competitiveness, experts say. International trade experts claimed that in a significant shift from its longstanding stance, India has begun to engage on labour issues in its trade... Read More
Advancing Collaborative Frontiers: Key Developments in the India-UK Defence Partnership
Various aspects concerning the Electric Propulsion Partnership were addressed during the 2nd India-UK Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership Joint Working Group meeting held today in New Delhi. Topics of discussion encompassed the finalization of the Statement of Technical Requirements (SOTR), Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) procedures, maintenance, Manning Philosophy, and System Integration requirements. Co-chairing the meeting were... Read More
Prolonged approval processes impact India’s medical devices exports: GTRI
Prolonged regulatory approval processes in the UK impact India’s exports of medical devices to the British market, think tank GTRI said on Wednesday. To promote exports of these devices, it said, India should negotiate a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) to expedite the entry of this equipment into the UK market, particularly for devices with a... Read More
Indian Restaurant In UK Has Warning For Patrons Who “Can’t Handle” Spice, X Post Is Viral
Indian food is known for its wide use of spices. In several other countries, it specifically has a reputation for being too spicy to handle. This has often become the subject of much public debate as well as memes online. Reels and videos of non-Indians trying Indian food are especially popular for this reason. Recently,... Read More
Indo-Pacific Minister boosts climate and technology collaboration with India
Minister for the Indo-Pacific will unveil UK-India tech initiative in Chennai in a boost to environmental collaboration Anne-Marie Trevelyan will launch a new smart tech project and visit the ocean technology centre, on a trip focused on climate innovation visiting the state-of-the-art Larsen and Toubro (L&T) shipyard, Minister Trevelyan will discuss the electrification of naval... Read More
PM Modi and his British counterpart Sunak agree to expedite progress on India-UK free trade agreement
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and agreed to expedite progress to resolve outstanding issues in the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. In a readout of the call between the two leaders, Downing Street said that Sunak reiterated his condemnation of the ‘unacceptable’ violence outside the Indian... Read More
UK University Offers Scholarship Worth 3000 Pounds To Indian Students
UK University PG Scholarship Eligibility assessment will be based on academic transcripts and certificates submitted with the application. The deadline for submission of the scholarship is November 30. UK University Offers Scholarship Worth 3000 Pounds To Indian Students UK University PG Scholarship: Those who intend to enroll in the January 2024 intake will get benefits.... Read More
No deadline for conclusion of India-UK trade pact talks: Commerce Secretary
India and the UK are not working under any deadline for the conclusion of negotiations for a free trade agreement as both sides are discussing issues that are “slightly” complex in nature, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwell said that the two countries are working to finalize the issues as... Read More
India to make it to UK’s safe states list
The government in the United Kingdom has announced it will add India to the list of safe states to speed up the process of returning people who have traveled from either country illegally. Apart from India, the UK plans to add Georgia to the same list. “Draft legislation laid in Parliament today (Wednesday 8 November)... Read More