The leaders discussed the work the UK and India are doing together across trade, climate change, defence, security and health. The Prime Minister said 2021 would be a year to deepen and strengthen the UK-India relationship.
Both leaders discussed on joint efforts to find treatments and vaccines for coronavirus, and welcomed the collaboration between our countries’ leading scientists.
They looked forward to next month’s Climate Ambition Summit, which will be an opportunity to reinvigorate the global efforts against climate change ahead of the UK-hosted COP26 Summit next year.
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of improving bilateral trade, investment flows and re-emphasised the UK’s commitment to the wider Indo-Pacific region and looked forward to the first deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier group to the region next year.
