British PM Aims for Stronger India Ties on Inaugural Visit

British PM Keir Starmer heads to India, aiming for stronger trade, investment, and tech ties. Keir Starmer embarks on his inaugural visit to India as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday, with discussions expected to address the full range of bilateral relations, including trade, investment, and technology cooperation. UK-India emerging tech collaborations to see a boost during PM Starmer's visit. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s trip to India is anticipated to bring significant progress in shared interests such as artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies, according to UK Minister for AI and Online Safety, Kanishka Narayan. Ongoing India-US negotiations for a trade agreement moving toward November deadline. In Doha, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, stated that India and the US remain in active discussions over a proposed bilateral trade deal, with hopes to meet the November deadline for completing talks. India delivers stern rebuke to Pakistan at UN for alleged atrocities. At the United Nations Security Council on Monday, India criticized Pakistan, accusing it of bombing its own people and engaging in systematic genocide. President Trump claims effectiveness in resolving Indo-Pak conflict with tariffs. From New York/Washington, US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his strategy of using tariffs to prevent wars, asserting that his communication with India and Pakistan during recent tensions was effective at halting the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors. Blast derails train in Pakistan, leaving several injured. In Peshawar, a blast on a railway track derailed five bogies of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s southwestern Sindh province, causing injuries, according to railway police on Tuesday. World Bank calls for urgent reforms in Sri Lanka's incomplete economic recovery. Colombo: Despite Sri Lanka's recent robust economic performance, the World Bank acknowledged on Tuesday that the country's recovery remains unfinished, urging immediate reforms. Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to trio for quantum tunnelling discoveries. The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis on Tuesday for their work in quantum mechanical tunneling.

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