UK PM Rishi Sunak's special gesture for Ajit Doval as Indian and UK NSAs meet in London

United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a special gesture during Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's trip to the country. When Doval met his UK counterpart in London, Rishi Sunak also joined the meeting "for a while", Indian officials said on 4 February 2023.

The Indian High Commission in UK said it "deeply values" Sunak's assurance of full support to deepen strategic partnership with India in areas like trade, defence, and science and technology. Sunak created history in 2022 by becoming UK's first Indian-origin Prime Minister.

UK NSA Tim Barrow is also slated to visit India soon.

Earlier, Doval led a high-powered delegation to the US that included five secretary level officials and members of the Indian corporate sector from the hi-tech area for the launch of the India-US initiative on critical and emerging technologies (iCET) at the White House along with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan.

During the visit from January 30 to February 1, National Security Advisor Doval interacted with US policymakers and stakeholders across the Government, Congress, business, academic and research communities on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

(With PTI inputs)

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