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Sir Keir Starmer said he and Narendra Modi discussed the need for a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, as well as “breaking away from dependence on fossil fuels”.

Speaking at the state governor’s residence in Mumbai, the Prime Minister said: “The Prime Minister and I also discussed the need for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, the need for stability and security in the Indo-Pacific, and the need to co-operate in critical areas like climate and energy, including breaking away from dependence on fossil fuels.”

Sir Keir congratulated India on its rising global strength, adding: “We sit together in the Commonwealth, the G20, and we want to see India taking its rightful place on the UN Security Council too.”

He had earlier described India’s economic growth as “remarkable”.

“It is significant that we’re meeting here in Mumbai, as India’s economic and financial capital, because India’s growth story is remarkable,” Sir Keir said.