Sunak Makes History and Tory Jitters: Your Saturday UK Briefing
Narendra Modi of India holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during the G20 Leaders' Summit on Sept. 9.
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Rishi Sunak became the first UK prime minister of Indian origin to visit India with his arrival for the G-20 meeting in New Delhi. Given the week he had in the UK, he will likely relish the historic trip that Downing Street billed as “a powerful reminder of the living bridge between the two countries.” For the latest on the action at the G-20, read Bloomberg’s live blog here.
Sunak hopes his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will yield progress on trade deal with the world’s most populous nation, seen as one of the post-Brexit jewels in the economic crown. Sunak said in New Delhi that there had been “enormous progress,” but that optimism is reminiscent of Boris Johnson’s failed pledge to deliver an agreement by the Indian holiday of Diwali in October of last year.