New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on Thursday said the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would serve as a "fantastic foundation" for expanding technology cooperation and unlock £25 billion in investments, adding that AI and talent mobility would be "key pillars of the growing partnership" between the two countries.

When asked about how the free trade agreement would strengthen tech cooperation, he said that the tech security initiative was signed during his earlier tenure as Foreign Secretary in 2025.

"I was very pleased to sign the tech security initiative when I was foreign secretary back in 2025 here in India, and we built on that arrangement. The free trade agreement is a fantastic foundat...