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5. India and United Kingdom

 

5.1. United Kingdom: Background♤ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.♤ The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 19985.2. India and UK Bilateral Ties5.2.1. Dialogue Mechanismo Economic and Financial Dialogue at Finance Minister-level Joint Economic & Trade Committee at Commerce Minister-levelo Counter Terrorism Dialogue.♤ 7% of all foreign direct investment into India.5.2.3. Defence Ties5.2.4. Education, Science and Technology♤ Education is an important plank of the India-UK bilateral relationship.♤ 35 British faculty members have visited India under the Global Initiative for Academic Network (GIAN) programme.♤ Joint investment in UK-India research has grown from less than £1 million in 2008 to over5.2.5. Diaspora5.3. Brexit♤ On 23 June 2016 citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted in a referendum to leave the European Union (EU). On 29 March 2017 the UK formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the EU by triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. It is scheduled to depart at 11pm UK time on Friday 29 March, 20195.3.2. India and Brexit♤ Many Brexit supporters argued that the EU was the biggest obstacle to U.K.-India trade.

  

 

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