India, Oct. 4 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit India next week to discuss various issues and attend an international finance conference.

Starmer's visit to India will run from October 8 to October 9, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement on Saturday. This will be Starmer's first official visit to India.

The visit is likely to boost relations in areas ranging from trade and technology to defence and security, against the backdrop of widespread churn on the global stage due to the policies of the US administration.

Starmer's visit follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Britain in July, when the two sides signed a free trade agreement (FTA) that is currently being ratified and will come into effect by ne...