By: Aanya with inputs by Amit kumaR Agarwal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the former Prime Minister of UK, Rishi Sunak on Tuesday February 18, 2025
The PM later posted on X about his meeting "It was a delight to meet former UK PM, Mr. Rishi Sunak and his family! We had a wonderful conversation on many subjects. Mr. Sunak is a great friend of India and is passionate about even stronger India-UK ties."
On Wednesday, Sunak took to X, saying, "Wonderful to catch up with my friend @narendramodi. Thank you for so warmly welcoming my family, too! Always exciting to hear your vision for India, and so important the UK-India relationship goes from strength to strength".
Lok Sabha Secretariat issued an official statement: Rishi Sunak visited Parliament House with his wife Akshata Murty, and daughters Krishna and Anoushka. They were accompanied by Sudha Murthy, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Rishi Sunak also met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and discussed potential new avenues to strengthen market-based financial ties and drive economic growth.
The ministry of finance posted. "FM Smt. @nsitharaman stressed on the importance of leveraging the Commonwealth for bringing issues of mutual interest on the #G7 agenda for the benefit of the #GlobalSouth"