Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (July 24, 2025) concluded his two-day visit to the U.K. during which the two countries inked a landmark free trade pact.

Mr. Modi was hosted by his U.K. counterpart, Keir Starmer, at Chequers— the official country residence of the British Prime Minister— for an intense session of talks that also covered regional and global issues of mutual interest.

“Concluding a very important U.K. visit. The outcomes of this visit will benefit our future generations and contribute to shared growth and prosperity. Gratitude to the PM Keir Starmer, the U.K. government and people for their warmth,” Mr. Modi said in social media post.

He leaves for the Maldives for the second leg of his two-nation tour, soon after an audience with King Charles III at his Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England. He presented the British monarch with a Sonoma dove tree, or handkerchief tree to be planted at the royal estate in the Autumn as part of his environmental initiative “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”.

“The leaders celebrated the landmark U.K.-India Free Trade Agreement, which was signed today and will see growth in every part of the country – delivering on the government’s Plan for Change,” 10 Downing Street said in a readout of the prime ministerial engagement at Chequers.

“The leaders also discussed the importance of the U.K.-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which will see closer collaboration on trade, defence, security, technology and education – underscored by the close and historic relationship between the two countries,” it said.