Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday described 2025 as an “distinctive yr” for India-UK relations, highlighting main strides in commerce, schooling, defence, and innovation.

Talking at the UK’s Nationwide Day celebrations on the British Embassy in New Delhi, Jaishankar stated he appeared ahead to sustaining the momentum of the partnership. In a publish on X, he wrote, “Happy to hitch UK Nationwide Day celebrations on the UK Embassy in New Delhi. 2025 was an distinctive yr for India-UK cooperation. Sit up for persevering with the momentum of our dynamic and forward-looking partnership.”

On the occasion, Jaishankar underscored how India and the UK have remodeled their relationship from a “sophisticated historic affiliation” right into a “dynamic and forward-looking partnership.”

He famous that the yr witnessed a number of landmark developments, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to the UK three months in the past, throughout which each nations signed the historic Complete Financial and Commerce Settlement (ECTA).

Jaishankar additionally highlighted the largest-ever UK commerce delegation, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, which visited Mumbai earlier this yr.

“It’s my nice pleasure to hitch the celebration of the Nationwide Day of the UK,” Jaishankar stated. “Through the years, our ties have developed from a sophisticated historic affiliation to a dynamic and forward-looking partnership. This yr has been an distinctive yr for our fashionable relationship. We welcomed PM Keir Starmer in Mumbai, accompanied by the largest-ever commerce delegation from the UK. PM Modi himself visited the UK three months in the past, when the historic Complete Financial and Commerce Settlement was signed.”

He added that in Modi’s go to, each leaders additionally adopted Imaginative and prescient 2035, which is able to information bilateral relations throughout 5 key pillars — development, expertise and innovation; defence and safety; local weather change and clear power; and schooling.

Jaishankar additional introduced that 9 main UK universities have acquired approval to ascertain campuses in India, marking a significant milestone in instructional collaboration.

“We additionally adopted a defence industrial roadmap for the primary time,” he stated. “The Excessive Commissioner talked about that it’s a improvement of significance that 9 main UK universities have acquired approval to ascertain campuses in India.”

The Exterior Affairs Minister reaffirmed India’s dedication to strengthening cooperation with the UK, calling the yr a defining second in shaping a stronger, future-oriented partnership between the 2 nations.

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