1. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP paid an official go to to India on the invitation of Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi on 21-22 April 2022. This is his first go to to India as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and follows his Virtual Summit with Prime Minister Modi in May 2021 the place each leaders agreed to raise India-UK relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, underpinned by a shared dedication to democracy, elementary freedoms, multilateralism and a rules-based worldwide order. The go to can be happening at a big time as the 2 nations rejoice 75 years of bilateral ties and India is commemorating the seventy fifth anniversary of her Independence.
2. Prime Minister Modi held delegation stage talks with Prime Minister Johnson in New Delhi on 22 April 2022, the place they welcomed the intensification of bilateral engagements because the Virtual Summit and the optimistic momentum in cooperation throughout the complete spectrum of bilateral relations. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 Pandemic, each leaders reiterated the necessity to give attention to sustained financial restoration and work in direction of constructing national resilience and trusted partnerships to mitigate exterior disruptions.
3. Both Prime Ministers expressed satisfaction on the progress in implementation of the bold Roadmap 2030 for India-UK future relations that was launched on the Virtual Summit, and appreciated its common evaluate by External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar and UK Foreign Secretary, Ms Elizabeth Truss. They additional mandated their groups to determine high-impact initiatives for time-bound implementation in every of the pillars of the Roadmap. Both leaders additionally expressed their want to steer bilateral relations in direction of a Vision 2047 for shared security and prosperity of their individuals and the planet.
Trade and prosperity
4. The leaders welcomed the sturdy resilience proven by economies of India and the UK and the optimistic development in bilateral commerce showcasing the potential to double commerce by 2030, as envisaged within the Roadmap 2030. They expressed satisfaction on the progress made underneath the Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) and known as for early decision of all pending market entry points in a balanced method. They appeared ahead to finalising the mutual recognition of {qualifications} and a framework for nursing employees and agreed to proceed cooperation on excellent areas associated to social security preparations and authorized companies.
5. The two leaders welcomed the launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in January 2022 in New Delhi. They famous with satisfaction that good progress had been made already, and that the settlement of an FTA would unlock the complete potential of the commerce and industrial relationship, boosting jobs, funding and exports. They set a goal to conclude nearly all of talks on a complete and balanced Free Trade Agreement by the top of October 2022.
6. They acknowledged the rising funding flows between the 2 nations, and welcomed the progress made within the eleventh Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), recalling commitments to cooperate carefully on COVID-19 restoration, local weather finance, companies commerce and multilateral engagement. They appeared ahead to additional cooperation through the EFD, together with intensifying cooperation in monetary companies, banking, insurance coverage, fintech, inexperienced bonds, sustainable finance and capital market sectors and to advertise collaboration between regulators and stakeholders. They particularly highlighted the profitable India-UK collaborations between GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, India’s first International Financial Service Centre) and the UK’s monetary companies ecosystem and agreed to develop higher linkages between the 2 nations’ monetary markets. They famous the profitable decision of latest taxation points as a optimistic step to additional strengthen investor confidence on each side.
7. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the UK’s dedication to public finance to the tune of USD 1 billion funding through British International Investment (BII) (beforehand CDC Group), the UK’s Development Finance Institution, into local weather associated initiatives in India over the interval of 2022-2026. They expressed satisfaction on the success of India-UK Green Growth Equity Fund, anchored by India’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in mobilising extra USD 425 million to assist inexperienced infrastructure initiatives in India, and agreed to construct on ten years of profitable collaboration underneath India-UK growth capital funding partnerships. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the UK’s assure for USD 1 billion World Bank lending to assist India to develop inexperienced infrastructure.
8. Both leaders additionally welcomed the finalisation of the India-UK Global Innovation Partnership (GIP) implementation preparations within the subject of trilateral growth cooperation, whereby India and UK will co-finance as much as USD 100 million over 14 years to assist the switch and scale up of climate-smart inclusive improvements from India to 3rd nations in Asia, Africa and the Indo-Pacific and speed up the supply of the Sustainable Development Goals.
9. The two leaders reaffirmed their want to strengthen India-UK civil nuclear cooperation, and welcomed the UK’s renewed collaboration with Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) for collectively selling analysis and coaching on nuclear vitality research, radioactive purposes, nuclear security and security. They appeared ahead to the early conclusion of negotiations on a renewed and strengthened UK-India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. They additionally expressed the shared curiosity of the 2 nations in advancing nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. They famous the productive discussions held on the Space consultations in 2021 to advance bilateral civilian cooperation together with on area commerce, commerce and worldwide initiatives within the subject of outer area together with on the UN.
10. They agreed to deepen cooperation on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on their shared targets, together with restoring confidence and belief within the multilateral system. Both sides reiterated their dedication to sustained engagement through the UK-India Multilateral Trade Dialogue and different mechanisms, as acceptable. The two nations appeared ahead to a profitable twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference and reaffirmed their dedication to the elemental rules of the WTO, free and honest commerce, and the reform of the WTO.
Defence and security
11. Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Johnson reiterated their dedication to remodel defence and security cooperation as a key pillar of the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and improve engagements in assist of a free, open and safe Indo Pacific. They welcomed the progress made on their commitments within the 2030 Roadmap. They recalled the profitable go to of UK’s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to India in October 2021 and the primary tri-service train between UK and Indian forces, the inclusion of the UK’s Liaison Officer in India’s Information Fusion Centre, and the primary annual UK-India Maritime Dialogue.
12. They agreed to deepen co-operation, together with by rapidly resolving legacy points and intensifying cooperation as trusted companions underneath the India-UK Defence and International Security Partnership framework. They welcomed the finalisation of the Letter of Arrangement between the UK’s Defence Science & Technology Laboratory and India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation to assist ship superior security capabilities through joint-research, co-design, co-development and joint manufacturing of defence know-how and techniques – notably in key and rising navy applied sciences. In that regard they welcomed the institution of a Joint Working Group on India-UK Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership with the aim of fostering navy and industrial collaboration in maritime Electric Propulsion techniques.
13. The leaders famous the significance of strong defence industrial collaboration for manufacturing of defence gear, techniques, spare elements, elements, aggregates and different associated merchandise and key capabilities, underneath the Make-in-India program through co-development, indigenisation, switch of know-how and establishing of joint ventures for assembly the wants of the Armed Forces of India and different nations. They famous cooperation in key areas of strategic collaboration together with Modern Fighter Aircraft and Jet Engine Advanced Core Technology. Both sides agreed to work bilaterally and with key companion nations to facilitate highest stage entry to know-how to Indian trade. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the UK announcement of an ‘open general export license’ to facilitate know-how engagement with India, and the open alternative for India to take part within the UK’s aviation and naval shipbuilding programmes.
14. The leaders agreed that the finalisation of the Logistics and Training MoUs will deepen understanding and belief and allow additional collaboration and cooperation between the 2 nations. They agreed to broaden cooperation within the maritime area and known as for early conclusion of the Maritime Information Exchange Arrangement on darkish and gray delivery. They additionally known as for elevated engagements on essential and rising domains of defence together with area, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber.
15. The two Prime Ministers appeared ahead to the convening this 12 months of the Defence Ministerial Dialogue, which might be an vital step to make sure that all the required framework agreements are in place.
16. Both leaders reaffirmed their dedication to a free, open, peaceable and safe our on-line world and welcomed the progress underneath the improved UK-India cyber security partnership to sort out shared cyber threats together with to essential national infrastructure. They outlined dedication, in a Joint Cyber Statement, to deepen cooperation throughout cyber governance, deterrence and strengthening cyber resilience.
17. Both leaders expressed zero tolerance for terrorism in all its varieties – and for all those that encourage, assist and finance terrorism or present sanctuary to terrorists and terror teams – no matter their motivation could also be. They known as upon all nations to work collectively to root out terrorist protected havens and infrastructure, disrupt terrorist networks and their financing channels, and halt cross-border motion of terrorists. They reiterated their condemnation of terrorist assaults in India and the UK, together with the Mumbai and Pathankot assaults. They emphasised the significance of perpetrators of terrorist assaults being systematically and expeditiously delivered to justice, and agreed to work collectively to take concerted motion towards globally proscribed terrorist entities and people.
18. They expressed satisfaction on the continued cooperation through the Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism (JWG-CT), together with with regard to data and intelligence sharing on terror entities and people. Within this framework, they agreed to represent a sub-group on countering extremism with a view to additional improve cooperation between the 2 sides in making certain that every one potential actions are taken towards teams and people primarily based in or working out of both nation, searching for to incite violent extremism and terrorism and who’re concerned in financing such actions.
Climate and clear vitality
19. Both leaders underlined their agency dedication to taking bold local weather motion in pursuit of the targets of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and agreed to cooperate carefully in fulfilling respective local weather motion commitments introduced on the twenty sixth Conference of Parties (COP) in Glasgow in November 2021. The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed their private dedication to speed up the clear vitality transition. They reiterated the necessity for developed nations to fulfill their local weather finance targets together with delivering on the $100bn and doubling adaptation finance by 2025. Both leaders reiterated the significance of implementing the Glasgow Climate Pact in full, and expressed hope that the Breakthrough Agenda would bolster collective efforts in direction of a simply and accelerated transition.
20. Prime Minister Johnson appreciated India’s worldwide management on ISA (International Solar Alliance), CDRI (Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure) and the clear trade transition. The two leaders welcomed the worldwide Green Grids Initiative – One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG) and the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS) platform underneath CDRI, each of which had been collectively launched by India and the UK at COP 26. Prime Minister Modi welcomed UK’s recent assist for ISA, and each the leaders agreed to advance efforts to determine concrete initiatives for early operationalisation of the GGI-OSOWOG, to be agreed by the point of the Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation Ministerial in September 2022. The Prime Ministers additionally welcomed the participation of ISA within the Energy Transition Council. They appeared ahead to championing these initiatives underneath the upcoming Indian G20 Presidency.
21. Both leaders appreciated the progress made by the India-UK Sustainable Finance Forum and, on this context, welcomed the launch of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) partnership to mobilise personal capital at scale for low-carbon, local weather resilient growth.
22. The Prime Ministers acknowledged that present international vitality worth volatility underscored the significance of home and worldwide vitality security and the clear vitality transition. They welcomed progress on offshore wind vitality; and on electrical mobility because the signing of the Zero Emission Vehicles Declaration. They agreed to strengthen collaboration, together with through the Joint Declaration of Intent between India’s National Institute of Wind Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. They additionally famous a $200 million assure by GuarantCo for Axis Bank, to speed up India’s transition to Electric Vehicles. They appreciated the continued cooperation on the event and deployment of inexpensive inexperienced hydrogen for each nations, together with through the India-UK Science and Innovation Partnership on Green Hydrogen and joint work on a Green Hydrogen Hub.
23. Both Leaders reaffirmed their intention to agree an bold and efficient Global Biodiversity Framework on the second a part of the fifteenth assembly of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) of the Convention on Biodiversity. The leaders welcomed the institution of a joint working group underneath the UK-India Forests Partnership, and appeared ahead to nearer collaboration on forests and land use. Following each leaders’ endorsement of Ocean 30by30 and alongside cooperation underneath the UK’s Blue Planet Fund they agreed to a variety of partnerships to strengthen scientific collaboration on the Earth System Sciences together with joint deep sea analysis on marine biodiversity.
Health
24. Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Johnson expressed deep delight and appreciation of their nations’ shut cooperation within the battle towards COVID-19 pandemic over the previous two years, as Governments, civil societies, companies and diaspora communities mobilised in unprecedented methods to share emergency aid provides throughout every nation’s occasions of want.
25. Both Prime Ministers recalled the extremely profitable collaboration on the AstraZeneca/Oxford University Vaccine with the Serum Institute of India (SII). They agreed to carefully work collectively to strengthen the worldwide response to future well being emergencies and advance the bold plan to develop vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics in 100 days, together with on vaccine growth underneath the framework of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) initiative. They welcomed the launch the Indian arm of the RECOVERY international scientific trial of COVID-19 therapeutics with the assist of the Indian Council of Medical Research, and a brand new UK-India partnership through the Fleming Fund to sort out anti-microbial resistance. They welcomed latest investments by SII within the UK, targeted on vaccine analysis, growth and manufacturing.
26. They welcomed the collaboration between National Health Authority and English National Health Service within the space of digital well being together with related applied sciences. They appeared ahead to convening of the Ministerial Dialogue on Health later within the 12 months, to agree an India-UK Action Plan on Health and Life Sciences and improve collaboration within the fields of vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics, pandemic preparedness, digital well being, anti-microbial resistance, and well being employee mobility.
Connecting our nations and individuals
27. Both leaders celebrated the deep and vibrant people-to-people ties between the 2 nations, fostered by the dwelling bridge of 1.6 million sturdy Indian diaspora within the UK, and agreed to additional strengthen this particular bond. In this context, they reviewed the progress of the India-UK complete Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) in facilitating migration, addressing unlawful migration and streamlining the returns course of. Both leaders agreed on the significance of normal engagement between the related authorities to facilitate efficient operational cooperation on extradition and associated issues. They additionally introduced their intention to cooperate on establishing mechanisms for sharing data on Criminal Records, ideally earlier than March 2023.
28. They welcomed the “India/UK Together” programme, marking India’s seventy fifth 12 months of independence through promotion of the wealthy cultural ties between each nations, and the extra absolutely funded scholarships which might allow 75 Indian college students to review within the UK in India’s anniversary 12 months. They appeared ahead to deepening collaboration on cultural heritage and the artistic industries.
29. The leaders emphasised their shared dedication to an enhanced partnership in science, tech, schooling, analysis and innovation and appeared ahead to the subsequent ministerial Science and Innovation Council (SIC) to be held in London later this 12 months. They welcomed the signing of the Joint Declaration of Intent on Digital and Technology and appeared ahead to finalising preparations for the India-UK Strategic Tech Dialogue this 12 months, to extend assist for our tech sectors and steer nearer cooperation on essential and rising applied sciences. India and the UK conform to collectively work in direction of promotion of collaboration on AI to ship financial and social advantages to each nations, and enhance the applying of AI to resolve societal challenges.
30. The leaders emphasised the necessity for shut collaboration between the upper schooling sectors of the 2 nations and welcomed the continued efforts to ascertain transnational schooling programmes in each nations.
31. Both leaders agreed that the UK and India ought to proceed to advertise cooperation throughout our democratic establishments, together with parliament and the judiciary. They welcomed the launch of the India-UK Strategic Futures Forum.
32. Both leaders recognise the significance of bilateral Air Services to optimising connectivity, selection and worth for cash. Both sides agreed to convene additional discussions throughout 2022 on updates to the bilateral Air Services Agreement between the UK and India.
Regional, international and multilateral cooperation
33. The leaders expressed in strongest phrases their concern concerning the ongoing battle and humanitarian state of affairs in Ukraine. They unequivocally condemned civilian deaths, and reiterated the necessity for a right away cessation of hostilities and a peaceable decision of the battle, which was having extreme implications throughout the globe, particularly for growing nations. They emphasised that the modern international order has been constructed on the UN Charter, worldwide legislation and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. They reaffirmed their willingness to offer humanitarian support for the individuals of Ukraine.
34. They underlined their shared imaginative and prescient of an open, free, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific area during which nations are free from navy, financial, and political coercion. They dedicated to work along with companions and related regional organisations who share this imaginative and prescient, to advertise respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, rule of legislation, transparency, freedom of navigation and overflight, the centrality of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, unimpeded lawful commerce, and peaceable decision of disputes. They agreed that battle wherever posed a menace to freedom in all places, and reiterated the important significance of Indo-Pacific area within the present international context. Both leaders reiterated their sturdy assist for ASEAN centrality within the Indo-Pacific. Prime Minister Modi welcomed UK’s resolution to affix the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and co-lead the pillar on Maritime Security to advertise regional coordination and cooperation for securing and defending the Indo-Pacific maritime area.
35. Both leaders agreed on the significance of democratic nations working in partnership for his or her mutual security and resilience. They emphasised the necessity for all nations to hunt peaceable decision of disputes in accordance with worldwide legislation, with out resorting to menace or use of power or any try to unilaterally change the established order.
36. On Afghanistan, each side expressed their severe concern concerning the humanitarian state of affairs, violations of human rights and the hampered entry of women and girls to schooling. Both Prime Ministers known as on the Taliban to permit ladies to return to secondary faculty. Prime Minister Modi acknowledged the function of the UK in co-hosting the UN Afghanistan Conference for the humanitarian response on 31 March. Prime Minister Johnson acknowledged the function performed by India in offering medical and meals grain help to the individuals of Afghanistan. The Leaders reaffirmed the significance of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2593 (2021) which unequivocally calls for that Afghan territory not be used for sheltering, coaching, planning or financing terrorist acts and known as for concerted motion towards all terrorist teams, together with these sanctioned by the UNSC. Both sides agreed to proceed to offer rapid humanitarian help to the individuals of Afghanistan and reiterated the necessity for a consultant and inclusive political system in assist of a peaceable, safe and secure Afghanistan.
37. Both leaders appreciated the common dialogue on multilateral points and rising cooperation within the UNSC. Prime Minister Johnson appreciated India’s important contribution as member of the UNSC for the time period 2021-22 together with Prime Minister Modi’s management in bringing the vital challenge of maritime security to the Council. Prime Minister Johnson reaffirmed the assist of the UK for India’s everlasting membership of a reformed UNSC. The leaders known as for the initiation of text-based negotiations with the goal of attaining concrete outcomes inside a set timeframe. Prime Minister Johnson additionally reiterated the assist of the UK for India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
38. Both sides reaffirmed the salience of G20 in addressing various international points and agreed to work collectively carefully throughout and in preparation for India’s Presidency of the G20 in 2023.
39. Both leaders additionally agreed on the necessity to re-energise the Commonwealth, revitalising its agenda and establishments to assist the wants and expectations of all its Member States, particularly to advertise inclusive and sustainable growth. The leaders appeared ahead to working carefully collectively for a profitable Commonwealth Summit in Kigali later this 12 months.
40. Reflecting shared values and rules, and rising strategic convergence, each leaders resolved to advance the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership through annual trade of visits on the Prime Minister stage. Prime Minister Johnson thanked Prime Minister Modi for the heat and hospitality prolonged to him and members of his delegation throughout his go to to India and prolonged an invite to Prime Minister Modi to go to the UK at his earliest comfort.
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