New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Friday agreed on a new and expanded India-UK defence alliance.

It was decided to finalize negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of this year. The two leaders reviewed all dimensions of bilateral relations, including the ‘Roadmap 2030’, and set an ambitious goal of further deepening the alliance in various areas.

Prime Minister Modi invited the UK to join India’s National Hydrogen Mission. After detailed discussions on the diverse dimensions of the relationship between the two leaders, the British Prime Minister said, “Today we have agreed on a new, expanded defence and security partnership,” adding that it is also in the direction of a decades-old commitment to deepening our ties as well as narendra modi’s goal of make in India.

Boris Johnson said that skilled workers from India could plug labour shortages in sectors such as information technology in the UK, even as he reiterated that immigration would continue to be controlled.

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