Bari, June 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and is believed to have discussed bilateral relations and issues of common interests. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit here in the southern Italian resort city. Sunak and Modi last met in person at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last September, when they had agreed to accelerate the FTA talks with the hope of signing off before India's general election. PM Narendra Modi Meets French President Emmanuel Macron for Bilateral Meeting on Sidelines of G7 Summit in Italy (Watch Video)

However, the trade talks are now expected to resume only after a new UK government is elected on July 4. Joe Biden Awkwardly Salutes Italian PM Giorgia Meloni at G7 Summit, Video Goes Viral

PM Modi Meets British Counterpart Rishi Sunak

 

The India-UK FTA negotiations, which opened in January 2022, are aimed at significantly enhancing bilateral trade – currently worth around 38.1 billion pounds a year as per official statistics from earlier this year.