"On January 19th the UK House of Lords passed a
motion calling for stronger future collaboration with India, noting
the importance of the relationship between the two nations. Indeed,
India and the UK are entwined by historic and cultural links
stretching back decades. The 1.6m Indian diaspora living in the UK
make up 3.1percent of the population of England and Wales and are
the second biggest ethnic group there, after those who identify as
white British. The ties between the nations have been called a
'living bridge' and a 'special bind'.
It is upon this foundation that in May 2021, India and the UK
published their '2030 roadmap for India-UK future
relations'. The bilateral document sets out the details of how
the nations aim to move towards 'revitalized and dynamic
connections between our people', through a policy of trade,
investment and technological collaboration along with enhanced
defense and security cooperation and partnerships in climate, clean
energy and
