Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- Sir Keir Starmer has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first visit to the country.

The two leaders met in India's financial capital Mumbai, where the prime minister is on a two-day trade mission with the largest ever delegation of more than 100 CEOs, entrepreneurs, university vice-chancellors and cultural leaders.

Modi has called the visit "historic", with the two sides meeting to discuss ways to expand business and trade ties after India and the UK signed landmark trade deal in July.

On Thursday Sir Keir announced more UK universities would be opening campuses in India, which the government said would bring a £50m boost to the economy.

Confirming that the University of Lancaster and the Universi...