UK Prime Minister Starmer, who is ready for an FTA agreement, spoke to PM Modi on phone

Britain's new Prime Minister-elect Keir Stormer spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning. According to Downing Street, the home of the British prime minister, he said he was ready to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) that would benefit both sides. India and Britain have been negotiating a free trade agreement for more than two years, but talks stalled in the 14th round amid general elections in both countries. Now a new Labor government led by Stormer is expected to restart talks. The Labor government has an absolute majority. Regarding Prime Minister Stormer's international phone calls on the Indo-Pacific region, Downing Street said on Saturday that he had first spoken to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, followed by Japan and Australia. The two leaders congratulated each other, saying the two leaders congratulated each other on their election victory and discussed strengthening ties between Britain and India. While discussing the Free Trade Agreement, the Prime Minister said that he is ready to establish an agreement that will benefit both parties. Both leaders hoped to meet soon. The political turmoil in Britain comes as both sides try to reach an agreement to expand the bilateral trade partnership to 38.1 billion pounds by January 2022, with Boris Johnson as British prime minister. Since then Britain has faced political turmoil. First Liz Truss briefly became Prime Minister, then Rishi Sunak became Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister. Strong ties between India and Britain Keir Starmer said he looked forward to further deepening the strong and respectful ties between India and Britain. He welcomed Prime Minister Modi's leadership on key global challenges like climate change and economic growth. The two leaders discussed the 2030 Roadmap between Britain and India. They also agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries in a number of areas such as defense and security, critical and emerging technologies and climate change, the statement said.