On Wednesday, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and his UK counterpart, David Williams, co-chaired the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group Meeting in London. The meeting focused on enhancing military cooperation between India and the UK, as well as improving collaboration on defence capabilities.

David Williams welcomed Rajesh Kumar Singh to London for the 24th UK-India Defence Consultative Group. Commodore Chris Saunders, the Defence Advisor at the UK High Commission in India, shared the details of the meeting on X. In a post on X, Commodore Saunders stated, "@DefenceHQ Permanent Secretary, David Williams CB, welcomed Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh to London for the 24th UK-India Defence Consultative Group. Discussions focused on strengthening military cooperation and advancing defence capability collaboration." The Ministry of Defence said that the talks were mainly about strengthening cooperation in the defence industry and promoting the Make in India initiative.

In a post on X, the Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, stated, "Defence Secy Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh co-chaired the 24th India-UK Defence Consultative Group meet with his UK counterpart David Williams in London. Both sides reviewed defence ties, focusing on enhancing defence industry collaboration & boosting the #MakeInIndia initiative, especially in niche tech."

On April 9, the 13th Ministerial meeting of the India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (13th EFD) took place in London. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian delegation, while the UK delegation was headed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves.

During the meeting, the UK announced export and investment deals worth 400 million euros with India. In a post on X, the UK Government's economic and finance ministry wrote, "We've announced £400m in export and investment deals with India, boosting our tech and financial sectors. India, our 11th-largest trading partner, is set to become the world's third-largest economy by 2028. These deals will drive growth as part of our Plan for Change." 

According to a press release from the Ministry of Finance, both sides have confirmed their commitment to continue working together in the areas of financial services, FinTech, and the digital economy. They also agreed to maintain cooperation between their regulatory bodies. Additionally, they will keep collaborating in bilateral and multilateral forums to address shared and global economic challenges, such as finding affordable finance and investment for low-carbon economic growth, dealing with taxation issues, and tackling illicit financial flows.