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-{{Infobox bilateral relations|Indo–British|United Kingdom|India|envoytitle2 =[[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]]|envoy2 = [[Gaitri Issar Kumar]]|envoytitle1 = [[British High Commissioner to India]]|envoy1 = [[Philip Barton|Philip Robert Barton]]
+{{Infobox bilateral relations|Indo–British|United Kingdom|India|envoytitle2 =[[List of High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom|Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom]]|envoy2 = [[Gaitri Issar Kumar]]|envoytitle1 = [[British High Commissioner to India]]|envoy1 = [[Alexander Ellis (diplomat)|Alex Ellis]]
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 [[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting the UK Foreign Secretary, Mr. Boris Johnson, at London airport on April 17, 2018.JPG|262px|thumb|Then-[[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|British Foreign Secretary]] [[Boris Johnson]] (right) and [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] (left), in [[London]];  April 17, 2018.]]
-'''India–United Kingdom relations''' ({{Lang-hi|भारत-यूके संबंध}}), also known as '''Indian–British relations''' or '''Indo–British relations''', refers to [[international relations]] between [[India]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. India has a high commission in [[London]] and two consulates-general in [[Birmingham]] and [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115052916/http://hcilondon.in/contactus.php|url-status=dead|title=Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK|archive-date=15 January 2013|website=www.hcilondon.gov.in}}</ref> The United Kingdom has a [[British High Commission New Delhi|high commission]] in New Delhi and five deputy high commissions in [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukinindia.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/other-locations/|title=British High Commission New Delhi}}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
+'''India–United Kingdom relations''' ({{Lang-hi|भारत-यूके संबंध}}), also known as '''Indian–British relations''' or '''Indo–British relations''', refers to [[international relations]] between [[India]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. India has a high commission in [[London]] and two consulates-general in [[Birmingham]] and [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115052916/http://hcilondon.in/contactus.php|url-status=dead|title=Welcome to High Commission of India, London, UK|archive-date=15 January 2013|website=www.hcilondon.gov.in}}</ref> The United Kingdom has a [[British High Commission New Delhi|high commission]] in New Delhi and five deputy high commissions in [[Mumbai]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] and [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukinindia.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/other-locations/|title=British High Commission New Delhi}}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]].
 The United Kingdom has an [[British Indian|Indian population]] of over 1.5 million. Former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[David Cameron]] described Indian–British relations as the "New [[Special relationship (international relations)|Special Relationship]]" in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Does India want a 'special relationship' with UK? |first= Chris|last= Morris| author-link =Chris Morris (journalist) |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=27 July 2010 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10782552 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ministers to build a new 'special relationship' with India |first= Dean |last= Nelson |newspaper= [[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=7 July 2010 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/7877719/Ministers-to-build-a-new-special-relationship-with-India.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721012315/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/conservative/7877719/Ministers-to-build-a-new-special-relationship-with-India.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2010 }}</ref>
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 [[File: Battle of Assaye.jpeg|thumb|Major General [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Wellesley]] commanding his troops at the [[Battle of Assaye]] in 1803]]
-Trade was established between [[Tudor period|Tudor England]] and  [[Mughal Empire|Mughal India]] in 1600 when [[Elizabeth I]] granted the newly formed [[East India Company]] a [[royal charter]] by sending precious gifts to the Mughal court of Emperor [[Akbar the Great]]. During the time of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] in 1707, India was a leading manufacturer, with a 25 percent share of the world's GDP. By the time the British left the country its share of global GDP was near 4%. During the 18th century, the East India Company began to gain greater influence in India. The [[Battle of Plassey]] in 1757 led to the conquest of [[Bengal]] while by 1857, following various treaties and wars with Indian kingdoms (such as the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]] with [[Tipu Sultan]], the [[Anglo-Maratha Wars]] and the [[Anglo-Sikh wars]]), the East India Company controlled most of the [[Indian subcontinent]].  Following the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], where Indian [[sepoy]]s rebelled against their British officers, the East India Company was dissolved the following year. The assets of the British East India Company became so huge that the British government decided to step in. India served as the main base for the [[British Empire]]'s expansion across Asia and would remain the empire's most important colony and main source of income as well as soldiers until independence. Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1876. From a small trading outpost, India became the jewel in the British crown.
+Trade was established between [[Tudor period|Tudor England]] and  [[Mughal Empire|Mughal India]] in 1600 when [[Elizabeth I]] granted the newly formed [[East India Company]] a [[royal charter]] by sending precious gifts to the Mughal court of Emperor [[Akbar the Great]]. During the time of [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Aurangzeb]] in 1707, India was a leading manufacturer, with a 25 percent share of the world's GDP. By the time the British left the country its share of global GDP was near 4%. During the 18th century, the East India Company began to gain greater influence in India. The [[Battle of Plassey]] in 1757 led to the conquest of [[Bengal]] while by 1857, following various treaties and wars with Indian kingdoms (such as the [[Anglo-Mysore Wars]] with [[Tipu Sultan]], the [[Anglo-Maratha Wars]] and both the [[First Anglo-Sikh War|First]] and [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]]s), the East India Company controlled most of the [[Indian subcontinent]].  Following the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], where Indian [[sepoy]]s rebelled against their British officers, the East India Company was dissolved the following year. The assets of the British East India Company became so huge that the British government decided to step in. India served as the main base for the [[British Empire]]'s expansion across Asia and would remain the empire's most important colony and main source of income as well as soldiers until independence. Queen Victoria became Empress of India in 1876. From a small trading outpost, India became the jewel in the British crown.
 === British Raj (1858–1947) ===
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 [[File:Gandhi with Lord and Lady Mountbatten 1947.jpg|thumb|[[Mahatma Gandhi]] in 1947, with Lord [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Louis Mountbatten]], Britain's last Viceroy of India]]
-The Indian independence movement gained traction following the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Thorn|first1=Gary|title=End of empires : European decolonisation 1919–80|date=2001|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|location=London|isbn=9780340730447|pages=[https://archive.org/details/endofempireseuro0000thor/page/23 23, 24, 38–46]|edition=1. publ., [Nachdr.].|url=https://archive.org/details/endofempireseuro0000thor/page/23}}</ref> Opposition to British rule increased, where ideology of [[Passive resistance|satyagraha]] or non-violence was taken to a height by [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhiji]] while on another hand, 'self defense' or armed revolution embraced by Nationalists like by [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Subhash Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]], eventually led to the fall of [[British Raj]] and Independence of India on 15 August, 1947.  However, the end of the [[British Raj|Raj]] also resulted the disastrous [[Partition of India]] that resulted into creating two new entities, [[Dominion of Pakistan]] (which included the province of [[East Bengal]] that would later achieve independence as [[Bangladesh]]) and the [[Dominion of India]].
+The Indian independence movement gained traction following the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Thorn|first1=Gary|title=End of empires : European decolonisation 1919–80|date=2001|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|location=London|isbn=9780340730447|pages=[https://archive.org/details/endofempireseuro0000thor/page/23 23, 24, 38–46]|edition=1. publ., [Nachdr.].|url=https://archive.org/details/endofempireseuro0000thor/page/23}}</ref> Opposition to British rule increased, where ideology of [[Passive resistance|satyagraha]] or non-violence was taken to a height by [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Gandhiji]] while on another hand, 'self defense' or armed revolution embraced by Nationalists like by [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Subhash Chandra Bose|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose]], eventually led to the dissolution of [[British Raj]] and Independence of India on 15 August 1947.  However, the end of the [[British Raj|Raj]] also resulted the [[Partition of India]] that resulted in two new entities, [[Dominion of Pakistan]] (which included the province of [[East Bengal]] that would later achieve independence as [[Bangladesh]]) and the [[Dominion of India]].
 === Dominion of India (1947–1950) ===
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 Independence came in 1947 with the [[Partition of India]] into the [[dominion]]s of [[Dominion of India|India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan|Pakistan]], within the [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]], who as British Monarch had been "[[Emperor of India]]", abandoned this title in 1947, and served as India's ceremonial head of state as 'King of India' (in much the same way, he also served as 'King of Pakistan'). In 1950 India became a republic and the link with the British crown was severed.
-The Dominion was part of the [[Sterling Area]] (the Republic of India finally leaving in 1966). It is estimated the UK took wealth worth more than {{inflation|US|45|2019}} Trillion US Dollars from India within the time of its rule<ref>https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/british-looted-45-trillion-from-india-in-todays-value-jaishankar/articleshow/71426353.cms?from=mdr</ref>
+The Dominion was part of the [[Sterling Area]] (the Republic of India finally leaving in 1966). It is estimated the UK took wealth worth more than {{inflation|US|45|2019}} Trillion US Dollars from India within the time of its rule<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/british-looted-45-trillion-from-india-in-todays-value-jaishankar/articleshow/71426353.cms?from=mdr|title = British looted $45 trillion from India in today's value: Jaishankar|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Chaudhury|first1 = Dipanjan Roy}}</ref>
 === Republic of India (since 1950) ===
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 [[India]] is the second largest foreign investor in the UK.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.com/news/international/business/india-moves-up-a-rank-to-become-second-largest-source-of-fdi-for-uk/articleshow/76897637.cms|title = India moves up a rank to become second-largest source of FDI for UK|newspaper = The Economic Times}}</ref> While UK ranks 18th as a trading partner of [[India]] and third after [[Mauritius]] and [[Singapore]] as an investor in India.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20265583| title = UK to end financial aid to India by 2015|newspaper=BBC News| date = 9 November 2012|publisher=BBC|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|reason=The given citation is both dated and also does not include information about the part of the statement concerning Mauritius and Singapore.|date=December 2019}} There are many bilateral trade agreements between the two nations designed to strengthen ties. For example, in 2005, the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) was inaugurated in [[New Delhi]] aimed at boosting two-way bilateral investments.
-The growth of [[India]]'s multinational companies contributed greatly to UK's business and economy. As of 2019, Indian companies in the UK generated over 48 billion pounds.<ref name="grant-thornton.co.uk">Anuj Chande, [https://www.grantthornton.co.uk/globalassets/1.-member-firms/united-kingdom/pdf/documents/india-meets-britain-tracker-2019.pdf "India meets Britain, Tracking the UK's top Indian companies"] "Grant Thorton" Retrieved 6 April 2019</ref> Also, they have employed more than 105,000 people in the UK. [[Tata group]] alone employed over 63,760 people in the [[UK]].<ref name="grant-thornton.co.uk"/> This kind of phenomenon, where non-Western countries impact the West, has been commented on by sociologist [[Anthony Giddens]] as "reverse colonialism".
+The growth of [[India]]'s multinational companies contributed greatly to UK's business and economy. As of 2019, Indian companies in the UK generated over 48 billion pounds.<ref name="grant-thornton.co.uk">Anuj Chande, [https://www.grantthornton.co.uk/globalassets/1.-member-firms/united-kingdom/pdf/documents/india-meets-britain-tracker-2019.pdf "India meets Britain, Tracking the UK's top Indian companies"] "Grant Thorton" Retrieved 6 April 2019</ref> Also, they have employed more than 105,000 people in the UK. [[Tata Group]] alone employed over 63,760 people in the [[UK]].<ref name="grant-thornton.co.uk"/> This kind of phenomenon, where non-Western countries impact the West, has been commented on by sociologist [[Anthony Giddens]] as "reverse colonialism".
 At a dinner on 15 August 2017, held to mark 70 years of India's independence, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: "We in the UK are the beneficiaries of reverse colonialism." Johnson said the Jaguar car made in Castle Bromwich and exported back to [[India]] "in ever growing numbers" incarnated the "commercial role reversal" between India and the UK.<ref name="Naomi Canton">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/were-beneficiaries-of-reverse-colonialism-boris/articleshow/60092530.cms|title=We're beneficiaries of reverse colonialism: Boris|date=17 August 2017|author=Naomi Canton|work=Times of India}}</ref>
-The British government has chosen India as one of its most influential trade partners because it is one of the "fastest growing economies in the world."<ref>UK Government Website [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exporting-to-india/exporting-to-india] Retrieved 31 March 2015</ref> In 2013, Cameron formed the biggest trade delegation by accommodating more than 100 representatives that varied from multinational corporations, medium-to-small-sized corporations, and universities to [[India]].<ref>Nicholas Watt, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/feb/18/david-cameron-india-trade-delegation "[[David Cameron]]'s India trade delegation: who's in it"] "The Guardian" 18 February 2013</ref> Compared to the 2010 trade mission, the UK and India negotiated to double the trade volume by 2015.<ref>George Parker,[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83e04e1a-79da-11e2-b377-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3WdeD6Ffv "Cameron bats for British trade in India"] "FT" 18 February 2013</ref> Following the trade delegation, total UK goods and services exports to India increased by 14% from January to September 2013. Between 6 and 8 November, former British PM [[Theresa May]] would visit [[India]] for a bilateral trip.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-UK-to-explore-free-trade-deal-during-Theresa-Mays-trip/articleshow/55235920.cms|title=India, UK to explore free trade deal during Theresa May's trip|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref> The key topic of discussions would be May's plan for post-Brexit relations with [[India]]. Discussion on a possible free-trade agreement is also in the agenda. According to a [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|MEA]](Ministry of External Affairs, India) spokesperson, there is "substantial scope for further strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, including science & technology, finance, trade & investment, and defense & security."
+The British government has chosen India as one of its most influential trade partners because it is one of the "fastest growing economies in the world."<ref>UK Government Website [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exporting-to-india/exporting-to-india] Retrieved 31 March 2015</ref> In 2013, Cameron formed the biggest trade delegation by accommodating more than 100 representatives that varied from multinational corporations, medium-to-small-sized corporations, and universities to [[India]].<ref>Nicholas Watt, [https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/feb/18/david-cameron-india-trade-delegation "[[David Cameron]]'s India trade delegation: who's in it"] "The Guardian" 18 February 2013</ref> Compared to the 2010 trade mission, the UK and India negotiated to double the trade volume by 2015.<ref>George Parker,[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/83e04e1a-79da-11e2-b377-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3WdeD6Ffv "Cameron bats for British trade in India"] "FT" 18 February 2013</ref> Following the trade delegation, total UK goods and services exports to India increased by 14% from January to September 2013. Between 6 and 8 November 2016, then British PM [[Theresa May]] visited [[India]] for a bilateral trip.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-UK-to-explore-free-trade-deal-during-Theresa-Mays-trip/articleshow/55235920.cms|title=India, UK to explore free trade deal during Theresa May's trip|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref> The key topic of discussions would be May's plan for post-Brexit relations with [[India]]. Discussion on a possible free-trade agreement is also in the agenda. According to a [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|MEA]](Ministry of External Affairs, India) spokesperson, there is "substantial scope for further strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, including science & technology, finance, trade & investment, and defense & security."
-Following a meeting between Finance Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond at the 9th UK-India economic and financial dialogue, Jaitley announced that the two countries had agreed to discuss a bilateral free trade agreement. However, Jaitley stated that a formal dialogue on the agreement would only begin post-Brexit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=India|first1=Press Trust of|title=Brexit impact: India, UK may look at free trade agreement|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/brexit-impact-india-uk-may-look-at-free-trade-agreement-117040400770_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=4 April 2017|date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
+Following a meeting between Finance Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] and Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond at the 9th UK-India economic and financial dialogue, Jaitley announced that the two countries had agreed to discuss a bilateral free trade agreement. However, Jaitley stated that a formal dialogue on the agreement would only begin post-Brexit.<ref>{{cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|title=Brexit impact: India, UK may look at free trade agreement|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/brexit-impact-india-uk-may-look-at-free-trade-agreement-117040400770_1.html|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=4 April 2017|date=4 April 2017}}</ref>
-In September 2017 the High Commission of India in the UK, with the support of the UK India Business Council, announced the Access India programme, a unique scheme set up to help many more UK SMEs export to India. Whilst many large UK companies have a presence in India, small and medium-sized British companies do not. India hopes that the Access to India programme will not only encourage British SMES to export to India but also inspire them to manufacture in India fulfilling the aims of the Make in India initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/india-to-roll-out-red-carpet-to-uk-smes/articleshow/60860613.cms|title=India to roll out red carpet to UK SMEs|date=28 September 2017|author=Naomi Canton|work=Times of India}}</ref>
+In September 2017 the High Commission of India in the UK, with the support of the UK India Business Council, announced the Access India programme, a unique scheme set up to help many more UK SMEs export to India. Whilst many large UK companies have a presence in India, small and medium-sized British companies do not. India hopes that the Access to India programme will not only encourage British SMEs to export to India but also inspire them to manufacture in India fulfilling the aims of the Make in India initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/india-to-roll-out-red-carpet-to-uk-smes/articleshow/60860613.cms|title=India to roll out red carpet to UK SMEs|date=28 September 2017|author=Naomi Canton|work=Times of India}}</ref>
-The UK and India remain close a historical basis and on an ever expanding basis as 110,000 UK people are employed by Indian companies and some 660,000 are employed by British firms. In a modern trade deal IT would be an obvious industry to benefit between the UK and India with India with $180 billion, the chemical industry in India $150 billion would mean a lot {{Peacock inline|date=May 2021}} for the North East where the lions share of the chemical industry is centred, agriculture with exports of $38 billion would be brilliant {{Peacock inline|date=May 2021}} for adding to UK food security as well as increases in cement, coal and steel from India for the UK India being the second biggest producer and also the third largest producer of electricity, so a UK/India trade deal would be highly {{Peacock inline|date=May 2021}} mutually beneficial.
+The UK and India have remained close bilaterally, historically and on an ever expanding basis.
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 In terms of political forces behind economic development, Western powers look to India as a case study contrasting democracy-led growth and state-guided growth, the latter of which has been the [[modus operandi]] for [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref>Eric Deville, [http://digitaljournal.com/article/343948 Op-Ed: Cameron’s visit to India — Pounds, rupees and democracy], ''Digital Journal'', 20 February 2013</ref>
-Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] visited the UK from 12 to 16 November 2015. During the visit, Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the British Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indias-message-from-jaguar-factory-before-modis-uk-visit-we-are-job-makers-not-job-takers/|title=India's message from Jaguar factory before PM Modi's UK visit: 'We are job makers, not job takers'|date=11 November 2015}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' reported that agents from Mossad and MI5 were protecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was heading to the 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. The paper reported that the agents had been called in to provide additional cover to Modi's security detail, composed of India's Special Protection Group and secret agents from RAW and IB, in wake of the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mossad-MI5-roped-in-to-shield-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-in-Turkey/articleshow/49786782.cms|title=Mossad, MI5 roped in to shield Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Turkey?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/mossad-may-be-protecting-modi-at-turkey-g-20-summit-paper-claims/|title=Mossad may be protecting Modi at Turkey G20 summit, paper claims}}</ref>
+Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] visited the UK from 12 to 16 November 2015. During the visit, Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to address the British Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/indias-message-from-jaguar-factory-before-modis-uk-visit-we-are-job-makers-not-job-takers/|title=India's message from Jaguar factory before PM Modi's UK visit: 'We are job makers, not job takers'|date=11 November 2015}}</ref> ''The Times of India'' reported that agents from Mossad and MI5 were protecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was heading to the 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey. The paper reported that the agents had been called in to provide additional cover to Modi's security detail, composed of India's Special Protection Group and secret agents from RAW and IB, in wake of the [[November 2015 Paris attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mossad-MI5-roped-in-to-shield-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modi-in-Turkey/articleshow/49786782.cms|title=Mossad, MI5 roped in to shield Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Turkey?|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/mossad-may-be-protecting-modi-at-turkey-g-20-summit-paper-claims/|title=Mossad may be protecting Modi at Turkey G20 summit, paper claims|website=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref>
 Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] visited India on 6 November 2016 in her first bilateral visit to a non-European country since becoming Prime Minister. Explaining the decision, May said, "It [the visit] matters now more than ever. India is the fastest-growing major economy." May had previously referred to India as a "key strategic partner" in the aftermath of Britain voting to leave the European Union. She was accompanied by Trade Secretary Liam Fox and a delegation of 33 business leaders aiming to boost trade and investment between India and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-06/may-flies-to-india-to-prepare-ground-for-post-brexit-trade-deal|title=May Flies to India to Prepare for Trade Deal After Brexit|date=6 November 2016|via=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/india-britain-idINKBN1310IP|title=UK PM Theresa May seeks to boost trade ties with India before Brexit|first=Kylie|last=MacLellan|newspaper=Reuters|date=6 November 2016}}</ref>
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-On a political basis India is the largest democratic nation in the world and with the second highest working population political relations are paramount to delivering upon mutual interests in a wider faster developing world, as with the UK's interests outside the EU after Brexit.
+Following a resolution passed by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], which attempted to internationalise the Kashmir issue in September 2019, the Indian High Commission in London decided to boycott the party and its events, whilst attending events organised by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]-affiliated ''Conservative Friends of India''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-diplomats-attend-tory-reception-a-week-after-snubbing-labour/articleshow/71410082.cms |title = Indian diplomats attend Tory reception a week after snubbing Labour &#124; India News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/after-uks-labour-party-passes-controversial-motion-on-kashmir-mea-says-no-question-of-engaging-with-them/495225 |title = Labour Party: After UK's Labour Party passes controversial motion on Kashmir, MEA says 'no question of engaging with them' &#124; India News}}</ref> The Labour Party was historically the party of choice for many British Indians, but has lost support to the Conservatives in recent elections.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-s-labour-party-mps-push-to-recall-kashmir-resolution-that-angered-india/story-yL2xlJAaOLWOYujKZvLZ9I.html | title=UK's Labour party MPS push to recall Kashmir resolution that angered India| date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
-Following a resolution passed by the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], which attempted to internationalise the Kashmir issue in September 2019, the Indian High Commission in London decided to boycott the party and its events, whilst attending events organised by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]-affiliated ''Conservative Friends of India''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-diplomats-attend-tory-reception-a-week-after-snubbing-labour/articleshow/71410082.cms |title = Indian diplomats attend Tory reception a week after snubbing Labour &#124; India News - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/after-uks-labour-party-passes-controversial-motion-on-kashmir-mea-says-no-question-of-engaging-with-them/495225 |title = Labour Party: After UK's Labour Party passes controversial motion on Kashmir, MEA says 'no question of engaging with them' &#124; India News}}</ref> The Labour Party was historically the party of choice for many British Indians, but has lost support to the Conservatives in recent elections.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-s-labour-party-mps-push-to-recall-kashmir-resolution-that-angered-india/story-yL2xlJAaOLWOYujKZvLZ9I.html | title=UK's Labour party MPS push to recall Kashmir resolution that angered India| date=4 October 2019}}</ref>
+Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] accepted the invitation to India's Republic Day in 2021, however, he later cancelled his itinerary due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanyal |first1=Anindita |title=No Foreign Head Of State As Republic Day Chief Guest Due To Covid: Centre |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-foreign-head-of-state-as-republic-day-chief-guest-due-to-covid-situation-government-2352572 |access-date=23 November 2021 |work=NDTV |date=14 January 2021}}</ref>
+[[Boris Johnson ]] had also visited Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India in April 2022.
+According to a 2014 [[BBC World Service]] poll, 43% of Indian people view the United Kingdom's influence as positive and 27% view as negative. Similarly, 45% of Britons viewed India positively and 46% negatively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Rating Poll |url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf}}</ref>
 === 2017 UK-India Year of Culture  ===
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 [[File:British Council Delhi Launch of Mix The City Delhi, 6 April 2017.jpg|thumb|British Council Delhi Launch of Mix The City Delhi, 6 April 2017]]
 The British Council inaugurated the Year of Culture in India on 6 April 2017 projecting elements of the Buckingham Palace Studio Carrom peacock onto the British Council's [[Delhi]] building and launching an interactive music app [http://www.mixthecity.com Mix the City Delhi].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/833848/a-world-of-sounds-a-new-site-invites-you-to-play-dj-with-delhi-and-mumbai-as-your-muse|title=A world of sounds: A new site invites you to play DJ, with Delhi and Mumbai as your muse|date=6 April 2017|author=Chanpreet Khurana|work=scroll.in}}</ref>
-According to the results of the  2014 BBC World Service poll, 43% of Indian people view the United Kingdom's influence as positive and 27% view as negative. Similarly, 45% of Britons view India as positive and 46% as negative.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country Rating Poll |url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 {{Portal|India|United Kingdom}}
 *[[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom]]
-*[[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom]]
+*[[Foreign relations of India]]
 *[[Cayman Islands–India relations]]
-*[[India–European Union relations#Bilateral ties with sovereign European nation-States|India's strategic ties with sovereign European nation-States]]
+*[[India–European Union relations]]
+*[[India–United Kingdom bus routes]]
 == References ==