UK PM Rishi Sunak Gives Special Appearance At National Security Advisor Ajit Doval- UK Counterpart’s Meet

The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has joined the meeting of India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his British counterpart Tim Barrow in London said the High Commission of India.

According to the officials, the National Security Advisor, Ajit’s visit to London comes after he met his US counterpart Jake Sullivan in Washington, US on Tuesday.

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Taking Twitter, the Indian High Commission wrote, “A special gesture by PM Rishi Sunak to join for a while. NSA dialogue between Sir Tim Barrow and M. Doval at the Cabinet Office. Deeply value PM’s assurance of his government’s full support to deepen strategic partnership in trade, defence, S&T. Look forward to visit of Sir Tim to India soon.”

Earlier this week, Mr. Doval met the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. According to a media report, both delegates exchanged views on a wide range of global and regional issues and discussed deepening the bilateral strategic partnership during the meeting.

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Indian-UK relationships

As per the official website of the Government of the UK, last year in September, Tim Barrow was chosen to serve as the National Security Adviser of the UK. He was once the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office’s (FCDO) Political Director and Second Permanent Under-Secretary, according to the official website of the Government of the UK.

India and the United Kingdom have shared a comprehensive strategic partnership with each other. The two nations have concluded six rounds of negotiations for a trade deal and will begin the next round very soon.

“My approach will be one where we don’t sacrifice quality for speed,” Rishi Sunak said, adding he remained “committed to” getting a deal with India. “I want to take the time to get trade deals right.”