British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss will go to India on Thursday in opposition to the backdrop of the continued struggle in Ukraine.
Announcing the go to Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) mentioned in a press release Truss will maintain consultations along with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on bilateral, regional and world problems with mutual curiosity.
There has been a flurry of visits to India of a number of leaders, together with the overseas ministers of Austria and Greece and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, previously few weeks.
The unfolding state of affairs in Ukraine is prone to be mentioned extensively throughout Truss’s talks with Jaishankar.
“The visit will also serve to further deepen our partnership across various sectors such as trade and investment, science, technology and innovation, defense and security, climate cooperation, education and digital communications,” the MEA assertion mentioned.
Truss would additionally take part within the inaugural version of the India-UK Strategic Futures Forum, a monitor 1.5 Dialogue between the 2 international locations, the assertion added.
This could be the UK Foreign Secretary’s second go to to India for the reason that India-UK relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership throughout a digital summit in May final between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson.
During the summit, the 2 sides adopted a 10-year roadmap to broaden ties in key areas of commerce and economic system, protection and safety, local weather change and people-to-people connections, amongst others.
Truss’s go to, based on the MEA, would additionally present a chance to evaluate the progress on the ‘Roadmap 2030’.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
