Goa, Oct. 9 -- At the India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai, PM Narendra Modi expressed optimism that bilateral trade, currently at $56 billion, could double before 2030. He said the India-UK FTA will drive MSME growth, employment for youth, and bring nine UK universities to India.

Highlighting strategic sectors, Modi urged collaboration in critical minerals, APIs, and rare earths, while pointing out opportunities across telecom, AI, biotech, semiconductors, defence, and space. He praised India's policy stability, predictable regulations, and large-scale domestic demand as drivers of growth.

Modi introduced four new dimensions for CETA: Commerce, Education, Technology, and Aspiration, aimed at transforming potential into concrete collaborations....