London: British premier Boris Johnson is expected to visit India at the end of April. This will be his first major international trip after Britain’s exit from European Union.
Officials said Johnson would have visited India in January, but the trip was postponed due to a surge of coronavirus infections at Britain.
Johnson’s office said he had hoped to rearrange the visit before Britain hosted the meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven rich nations in June, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to attend as a visitor.
The present British government is focusing towards the Indo-Pacific region as part of its Integrated Review of government policy. The Indo-Pacific region is now increasingly represented by the geopolitical interest of the world.
Last month, Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), seeking membership of the 11-country bloc to open new avenues for post-Brexit trade and influence. Great Britain has also applied to become a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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