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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Sparrow Political correspondent

Boris Johnson says India visit will focus on jobs and economic growth

Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow last November
Boris Johnson and Narendra Modi at the Cop26 summit in Glasgow last November. Photograph: Phil Noble/Getty Images

Boris Johnson has said his long-awaited visit to India this week will focus on “the things that really matter” to the people of both countries, primarily jobs and growth.

Although Tory MPs have been talking up Johnson’s role as a leader of the international pro-Ukraine coalition, an advance government briefing about the visit did not mention the war – which has not led to India loosening its close links with Russia.

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