UK foreign secretary David Lammy to push for partnership reset with India

The FTA, negotiations for which began in January 2022, is set to top the agenda for Lammy’s visit beginning on Wednesday. Lammy, who is travelling to India within a month of taking over the position, will meet external affairs minister S Jaishankar and commerce minister Piyush Goyal.

Lammy will tell Jaishankar that he wants to “drive forward greater growth for both countries”, said a statement from the British high commission. He will also highlight the importance of a new partnership with India that focuses on economic, domestic and global security.

“Our FTA negotiations is the floor not the ceiling of our ambitions to unlock our shared potential and deliver growth, from Bengaluru to Birmingham. We have shared interests on the green transition, new technologies, economic security and global security,” Lammy said ahead of the visit.