Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on October 17, describing the encounter as a pleasure and referring to Modi as a “good friend.”
Following the meeting,
Sunak took to Instagram, praising India’s “energy and ambition” as “unmistakable” and highlighting the potential for deeper collaboration in business, technology, and education.
“It was a pleasure to reconnect with my good friend @narendramodi. We spoke about the challenges and opportunities shaping the decade ahead, from AI and infrastructure to global growth and economic resilience,” Sunak wrote on his Instagram post.
During discussions, both leaders emphasised strengthening India-UK ties across multiple sectors including education, technology, innovation, and women’s empowerment. Sunak lauded India’s rapid rise as an economic superpower, noting that it now surpasses the UK in the number of unicorn startups. He emphasised that the post-Cold War global order has shifted, giving way to a multipolar world where nations are increasingly leveraging domestic strengths for economic growth.
Sunak highlighted the promising India-UK partnership in business, technology, education, and women’s empowerment, urging collaboration amid geopolitical uncertainties. He also touched on global challenges like AI, infrastructure, tariffs, and migration, stressing trust and national sovereignty as keys to future relations.
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