MUMBAI, INDIA - OCTOBER 9: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi attend the India-UK CEO Forum at Jio World Convention Centre on Oct 9, 2025 in Mumbai, India. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERSMUMBAI, INDIA - OCTOBER 9: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi attend the India-UK CEO Forum at Jio World Convention Centre on Oct 9, 2025 in Mumbai, India. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERSBritain said on Thursday it had signed a 350 million pound ($468 million) contract to supply the Indian army with UK-manufactured lightweight missiles, as part of a deepening weapons and defence partnership between the two countries. The announcement came as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was visiting Indian Prime counterpart Narendra Modi in Mumbai, where the pair hailed the potential of the commercial links from their months-old trade deal. "The deal paves the way for a broader complex weapons partnership between the UK and India, currently under negotiation between the two governments," it said.

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