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UK PM arrives in India as MPs set to vote on probe

21 April 2022
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2022-04-21 15:12

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in the Indian western state of Gujarat Thursday and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the two-day trip.

In Gujarat, Johnson plans to announce a series of commercial agreements, including more than 1 billion pounds in investments and export deals in sectors like software engineering and health that are expected to create almost 11,000 jobs in the U.K., according to a press release from the British High Commission in New Delhi.Johnson’s office said the two countries will announce new deals on defense, green energy, jobs and science partnerships during the Prime Minister’s trip.His trip to India was scheduled and canceled twice previously due to developments in the pandemic.

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