<h1>India and Britain forge strengthened partnership with CEPA, expanded defence cooperation, trade boost, and coordinated security policies</h1> The Indian and British heads of government affirmed a strengthened bilateral partnership anchored by a recently signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement promising reduced tariffs, greater market access, and projected doubling of bilateral trade by 2030, with attendant claims of job creation and lower import costs. They announced expanded defence cooperation, including defence co-production and a military training cooperation agreement under which air force instructors from one country will train with the other's air service. Joint statements addressed maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and support for diplomatic resolutions to conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, signaling coordinated policy and operational collaboration across trade, defence, and security domains.