Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) evening, kicking off the first leg of his two-nation tour, as India and the U.K. prepare to sign a “free trade” agreement (FTA) on Thursday (July 24, 2025).

During the visit, PM Modi and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to review ties, with the sides discussing technology, investment, climate, defence, trade, and migration. PM Modi is also scheduled to meet Britain’s monarch, King Charles III.

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The India-U.K FTA will significantly improve market access and will boost bilateral trade by around $34 billion annually, the British government said on Thursday (July 24, 2025), hours before formalising the landmark deal. The two Prime Ministers will also unveil an “U.K.-India Vision 2035” to take their partnership to new heights in a time of rapid global change.

The FTA, billed as the UK’s most economically significant bilateral trade deal since leaving the European Union, will be signed in the presence of PM Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer.