CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UK and India relations are framed by a mutually agreed roadmap to deepen bilateral ties by 2030 with the aim of developing a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2021, the UK and India agreed ambitious plans for the next decade of the bilateral relationship with the ‘2030 Roadmap’ that includes commitments to deepen cooperation on health, climate, trade, education, science and technology, and defence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and India was £34.0 billion, in current prices, in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2022, an increase of 51.7% or £11.6 billion from the four quarters to the end of Q3 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -This paper conceptualizes recently negotiated international agreements, particularly the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as a collective roadmap to overcome challenges associated with globalization.

Detailed explanation-5: -The groundwork for this was laid when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in September 2004 and they adopted a joint declaration titled ‘India-UK: towards a new and dynamic partnership’ which envisages annual Summits and regular meetings between Foreign Ministers.