Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated the India campus of the University of Southampton in Gurugram, Haryana, on Wednesday, along with Nayab Singh Saini, Chief Minister of Haryana, Industries and Commerce Minister of Haryana Rao Narbir Singh, Lord Patel OBE, Chancellor
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajiv Shukla and India's High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, were also present during the meeting.
The Maitri (meaning friendship) Grants, administered by the Centre for Australia-India Relations, aim to support greater exchange and collaboration with India across technology, business, education and culture.
India is creating new infrastructure, which makes the "efficient movement of goods from ports and within the country a priority," said India's High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, highlighting the country's development of its logistics infrastructure
During a special briefing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Namibia, High Commissioner Rahul Shrivastava stated, "In defence, Namibia is interested in the procurement of equipment from India, and we offered them a line of credit, especially for the defence."
Speaking to ANI, Shrivastava stated that India is interested in critical minerals in Namibia. He hailed the ties between the two nations, terming them "good" and recalled how India was one of the first nations to support Namibia's independence.
Hosted by High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami, the event brought together members of the Indian diaspora, diplomats, media professionals, and cricket fans from across the UK to celebrate the achievements and growing legacy of women's cricket in India.
Speaking to ANI, Green highlighted Australia's role as a major producer of critical minerals and its strategic importance as a Quad member, noting that one of the aspects of the alliance is to ensure "high-quality supplies" of these minerals are available to India.
High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana, Manish Gupta, highlighted the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Ghana, noting that this will be the first visit first visit of and Indian Prime Minister to Ghana in three decades.