Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held his first telephonic conversation with newly appointed UK counterpart Andy Burnham, congratulating him on assuming office and reaffirming India’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties.
In a post on X, Modi said he conveyed his best wishes to Burnham for a successful tenure and discussed expanding cooperation across key sectors.
“Delighted to speak with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham. Congratulated him on assuming office and conveyed my best wishes for a successful tenure,” the Prime Minister said.
Delighted to speak with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Andy Burnham. Congratulated him on assuming office and conveyed my best wishes for a successful tenure.
We agreed to work together across sectors such as technology, innovation, defence, security, clean energy,…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 31, 2026
The two leaders agreed to deepen collaboration in technology, innovation, defence, security, clean energy, education and people-to-people exchanges as part of efforts to take the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to “new heights”.
The Prime Minister also said both sides would work closely to maximise the trade and investment opportunities created by the recently operationalised India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
We will also collaborate closely to fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently operationalized India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, for the shared prosperity and well-being of both our people,” he said.
