Prime Minister Keir Starmer will lead a delegation of more than 100 British business, academic and cultural leaders to India, as he seeks to deepen commercial ties between the two countries after signing a long-awaited free-trade agreement.

In a landmark initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer have unveiled plans for nine prominent British universities to establish campuses in India, India Today reported. The University of Southampton’s Gurugram campus is already operational, with its first batch of students having begun classes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that nine British universities will establish campuses in India, strengthening bilateral educational ties and offering Indian students access to world-class degrees locally.

During UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that nine UK universities will establish campuses in India. The visit, accompanied by the largest-ever UK education delegation,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed on Wednesday what he called 'unparalleled' opportunities of opening up in India as he made his inaugural

The UK leader wants the trade mission, Britain’s largest ever to India, to build on a recent deal between the countries.

Britain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapons and defence partnership between the two countries.

India's Yash Raj Films will shoot three productions in the U.K. from 2026, creating over 3,000 jobs as PM Keir Starmer unveils Bollywood's return.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that relations between India and the United Kingdom are "on the move" and "filled with great vigour," as he shared a photo with his British counterpart Keir Starmer taking a car ride during the latter's two-day visit to India.