India, Oct. 8 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host British prime minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai on Thursday where the two men will hold their first deliberations after the historic Free Trade Agreement signed this July.

Sir Keir's two-day visit, his first to India, assumes significance in the backdrop of the tariff imposed by the United States on imports from India, and July's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), or Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and UK. The two premiers are expected to meet at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday morning where they will issue a joint communique on the progress of the India-UK strategic relationship. They will also meet certain key industry leaders over lunch before moving to the Jio ...