Prime Minister Narendra Modi is reaching London, United Kingdom on the evening of 23 July. PM Modi will be present in London on July 23-24. During this period, he will have 2 important meetings on July 24, in which talks with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and King Charles are proposed. During this time, PM Modi can also meet business leaders of India and United Kingdom.
This will be the fourth United Kingdom visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Earlier, PM Modi visited the United Kingdom in 2015, 2018 and 2021. At the same time, there were 2 meetings between PM Modi and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom recently. The first meeting was held in the Sideline of Brazil G20 and the second meeting was held in the G7 sideline in Canada.
Why is PM Modi on a visit to United Kingdom?
In the United Kingdom, Indian High Commissioner Vikram said in the United Kingdom that the meeting between the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in Canada said that even though the meeting between the two leaders in Canada may have been brief but both the leaders had decided that it was decided soon. This is the reason why Prime Minister Modi’s United Kingdom visit is now being done, which is very important for both countries.
There will be a bilateral journey between Keer Stmper and PM Modi
On July 24, there will be bilateral talks between the Prime Minister of India Modi and the United Kingdom Prime Minister. Giving information about this meeting, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the two leaders will review bilateral relations and will also talk on the way to pursue it. Apart from this, both leaders will also discuss regional and global issues. The Foreign Secretary of India said that ever since India and the United Kingdom have become a widespread strategic partnership in 2021, the round of high level meetings has been going on.
In 2023-24 between India and the United Kingdom, bilateral trade has crossed 55 billion dollars. The United Kingdom is the sixth largest investor in India and an investment of about $ 36 billion is in India. At the same time, thousands of companies of India are in the United Kingdom and are providing jobs to more than 1 lakh people.
6 universities of United Kingdom are thinking about opening their campus in India
Education is the largest pillar among India and United Kingdom relations. Under the new education policy of India, the United Kingdom’s Southampton University recently opened its first campus in Gurugram on 16 July 2025. About 6 other universities of the United Kingdom are also considering opening their campus in India. With this step, Indian students will now have an option to not go outside India to study from foreign institutions. The United Kingdom is one of the favorite places of Indian students. In the academic session 2023-24, about 1 lakh 70 thousand Indian students came to study in the United Kingdom.
About 1.8 million Indian community people live in the United Kingdom
There is good progress on defense and security cooperation between India and the United Kingdom. There is regular practice between the armed forces of both countries. In October 2021, the Career Strike Group of the United Kingdom visited and practiced India. The United Kingdom lives about 1.8 million Indian community. There is excellent relations between the people of India and the United Kingdom, which strengthens the relations of both countries.