UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday agreed to deepen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with the British leader setting out his ambition to further strengthen bilateral ties through closer cooperation in trade, technology, security and people-to-people exchanges.
According to a statement issued by the UK government after the leaders' first phone conversation, Burnham "set out his ambitions to further enhance the UK-India relationship, including through the UK-India Vision 2035 framework and strong people-to-people links."