Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to visit India early November, according to sources involved in finalising the details of her first trip to the country as Premier. Trade is expected to feature high on the agenda during her India visit, and she is expected to hold bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Modi and other senior ministers.
Her visit is likely to coincide with the India-UK Tech Summit in New Delhi between November 7 and 9.
The summit is being organised by India's Department of Science and Technology and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and has Jo Johnson, UK minister for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation, as a confirmed keynote speaker from the UK end. The bilateral summit was among the major announcements made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK in November 2015.
60 year old Mrs May, has often mentioned India among the priority countries for a free trade agreement to boost the UK's ties outside the EU, post Brexit, especially during the Conservative party conference.
