Boris Johnson will offer increased defence co-operation to Narendra Modi during talks in New Delhi on Friday, in a bid to break India’s reliance on Russian weaponry.
The UK prime minister will hold out the prospect of closer military ties in talks with his Indian counterpart on the final day of his visit. He has already said he has no plans to confront Modi over India’s refusal to condemn the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which supplies the majority of the country’s weapons.
The talks will focus instead on boosting security and defence collaboration, as well as building momentum around an ambitious target to finalise a free trade agreement by the end of this year.
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