The UK has announced its plans to send its Littoral Response Group to the Indian Ocean Region later this year, with plans for the Carrier Strike Group to visit in 2025. Both will operate and train with Indian forces.
The announcement was made by UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps on Wednesday.
The UK and India on Wednesday vowed to continue strengthening ties during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to the country. This comes as the first visit of an Indian Defence Minister to the UK in more than 20 years.
In a move that signals the growing importance of the strategic relationship between the UK and India, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps welcomed Singh to the UK to agree on unprecedented levels of UK-India defence cooperation, according to an official release.
The two nations also discussed future cooperation in defence from joint exercises to knowledge sharing and instructor exchanges. These steps build on the comprehensive strategic partnership envisaged in the 2030 India-UK roadmap, announced in 2021.
