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Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has today addressed India Global Week on the thriving UK-India partnership
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Sir Philip Barton today presented his credentials to The Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind, in a virtual ceremony, who accepted him as the UK’s new High Commissioner to India.
He will also serve as Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for South Asia.
A mission to bring elderly and vulnerable people back from India was almost thwarted as a Foreign Office team raced to change a tyre in a tiger reserve.
The UK organised the Global Vaccine Summit 2020 on 4 June, helping secure US$7.4 billion (approximately £6 billion) in funding to support global vaccine supply and immunisation.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office has announced 5 further flights to bring stranded British travellers home from India.
The UK has announced seven further charter flights to bring over 2,000 stranded British travellers home from India.
More than 20,000 British travellers, on 83 Government charter flights, will return to the UK from across South Asia by 7 May.
3,600 more stranded British travellers are set to return home from India on 14 new flights chartered by the UK government.
Seventeen more charter flights from India, with a total capacity of around 4,000 passengers, will bring back more people in India who have been waiting for flights.
Over 3,000 British travellers currently stranded in India will get home on an additional 12 charter flights which have opened for bookings today.
The UK has announced the first seven charter flights that will bring home British nationals in India.
Further information for British nationals accessing airports in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The funding will ensure British scientists and researchers continue to lead the global fight against the virus.
The UK has announced visa extensions until 31 May for all foreign nationals in the country.
The UK was today confirmed as the first co-chair of the Governing Council on the India-led global Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Prime Minister Modi.
The latest UK Immigration Statistics published today (27 February) show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 – a 93% increase from the previous year.
The new system takes effect from 1 January 2021.
Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Sir Dominic Asquith KCMG.
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