India, March 5 -- Trade, investment, technology cooperation and joint efforts to tackle trafficking and extremism were in focus during external affairs minister S Jaishankar's meetings with the top UK leadership, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in London.

Jaishankar, who is on a nearly week-long visit to Britain and Ireland, held talks on Tuesday with his UK counterpart David Lammy on taking forward the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, including ways to bolster mutual economic growth, technological innovation, and collaboration on global challenges such as climate change.

Among Jaishankar's engagements in the UK will be the formal opening of two new Indian consulates in Manchester and Belfast, the capital of Norther...