UK PM Theresa May to visit India from Nov 6
October 16, 2016  12:31
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British Prime Minister Theresa May will arrive in New Delhi on November 6 on her first bilateral visit outside Europe during which she will hold talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and review all aspects of the India-United Kingdom strategic partnership.

The three-day visit was announced today by the External Affairs Ministry.

'This will be her first bilateral visit outside Europe. She will hold talks with Prime Minister Modi and review all aspects of India-UK Strategic Partnership. The Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting will be held on the sidelines of the visit,' the ministry said.

During the visit, Prime Minister May, alongside Modi, will inaugurate the India-UK Tech Summit in New Delhi jointly hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

'The summit will be an opportunity for the two sides to strengthen business to business engagement in the areas of technology, entrepreneurship and innovation, design, IPRs and higher education,' it said.

The two sides had agreed to hold the summit during Prime Minister Modi's visit to the UK in November 2015.
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