PM Modi, Rishi Sunak talks: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak mentioned the progress on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) throughout their telephonic dialog on Friday (November 3). Sunak additionally congratulated PM Modi on Team India’s strong performance within the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023.
“Turning to the friendship between the UK and India, the leaders discussed recent progress on Free Trade Agreement negotiations. They agreed on the importance of securing an ambitious deal that benefitted both sides,” the UK authorities mentioned in a press release.
India and UK are negotiating a Free Trade Agreement, talks for which had begun in 2022. The twelfth spherical of negotiations for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) happened from August 8-31 this yr.
Discussions on cricket matches:
The UK PM affirmed hope of a very good performance from the English facet through the Test sequence in India in January subsequent yr.
“The leaders discussed the ongoing Cricket World Cup being held in India. The Prime Minister congratulated Prime Minister Modi on the strong performance of the India team and said he hoped England would have more luck during their test series in India in January,” the assertion added.
Notably, India is having a strong run within the ongoing Cricket World Cup and has gained all seven matches it has performed to this point. The defending champions, England however, have had poor present, successful just one sport out of the six they’ve performed. In the India versus England sport at Lucknow, the Men in Blue registered an enormous 100-run victory, after India’s tempo assault rattled the English batting whereas defending a below-par complete.
Israel-Hamas war:
PM Modi and PM Sunak additionally mentioned the battle state of affairs within the Middle East amid the continuing Israel-Hamas war. The two leaders condemned Hamas’s assaults on Israel, and reiterated that Hamas “did not represent” the Palestinian individuals. They mirrored on the necessity to de-escalate tensions within the wider area. PM Sunak additionally underscored the significance of defending harmless civilians in Gaza and guaranteeing assist was in a position to move into the nation, the assertion added.
(With companies inputs)
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