India–UK Vision 2035

The Prime Ministers of India and the United Kingdom endorsed the "India–UK Vision 2035" during a bilateral meeting in London to advance a future-oriented Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

1. Strategic Foundations of India–UK Vision 2035

• Elevates bilateral ties under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (established in 2021).
• Anchored in mutual growth, technological leadership, defence cooperation, and climate action.
• Vision structured around five core pillars: Growth, Technology, Defence, Climate, and Education.

2. Growth and Trade Cooperation

• Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
  • Boosts bilateral trade in goods and services.
  • Lays the groundwork for a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and Double Contribution Convention.
• Institutional Mechanisms
  • Strengthening of JETCO, Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), and Financial Markets Dialogue (FMD).
  • Enhancing capital market connectivity and financial sector innovation.
• Sectoral Focus
  • Collaboration in renewable energy, health sciences, creative industries, AI in financial services, and green finance.
  • Strengthening legal cooperation, air connectivity, and WTO-centric trade reform.

3. Technology and Innovation Partnership

• Science and Technology Corridors
  • Launch of UK–India Research & Innovation Corridor and Joint AI Centre.
  • Integration of innovation hubs, start-up ecosystems, and catapult programmes.
• Critical Technologies
  • Cooperation in semiconductors, quantum tech, cybersecurity, biotech, and space technology.
  • Joint actions in 6G, biofoundries, and digital public infrastructure.
• Resilient Supply Chains
  • Formation of UK–India Critical Minerals Guild.
  • Prioritisation of R&D, circular economy, and traceability protocols.

4. Defence and Security Cooperation

• Defence Industrial Roadmap
  • Launch of a 10-year Roadmap with monitoring by senior officials.
  • Joint projects: Jet Engine Advanced Core Technologies (JEACT) and Electric Propulsion Capability Partnership (EPCP).
• Indo-Pacific Engagement
  • Expansion of India’s role as a logistical hub in the Indian Ocean Region.
  • Setting up of a Regional Maritime Security Centre of Excellence under IPOI.
• Security and Counterterrorism
  • Joint condemnation of terrorism in all forms.
  • Action against terror financing, radicalisation, and cross-border threats.
  • Enhanced cybersecurity cooperation and migration governance under the Migration and Mobility Partnership.

5. Climate and Clean Energy Partnership

• Clean Energy Initiatives
  • Formation of India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce.
  • Cooperation in energy storage, nuclear decommissioning, and SMR development.
• Climate Finance and Innovation
  • Leverage UK’s British International Investment (BII) and UK–India Green Investment Fund.
  • Joint research in AI for climate, hydrogen, and carbon capture.
• Global Climate Engagement
  • Coordination in ISA, OSOWOG, CDRI, and ZEVTC.
  • Collaboration on blue carbon, early warning systems, and agroforestry.

6. Educational and Cultural Exchange

• Academic Integration
  • Encouraging transnational education, dual degrees, and UK university campuses in India.
  • Operationalisation of India–UK Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Agreement.
• Youth and Skill Development
  • Launch of Green Skills Partnership for sustainable growth.
  • Enhancement of Young Professionals Scheme and Study India Programme.

Way Forward:

• Ensure time-bound delivery of action points, particularly in FTA, BIT, and climate finance.
• Strengthen public-private participation in critical sectors.
• Expand track-II diplomacy to harness academic, business, and civil society inputs.
• Enhance data-sharing protocols for cybersecurity, defence tech, and counterterrorism.
• Institutionalise diaspora engagement strategies to deepen people-to-people ties.