New Delhi, July 24 -- India and the UK will on Thursday ink a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to increase trade by £25.5 billion ($34 billion) in the long run and unveil the India-UK Vision 2035 to reinvigorate their partnership over the next decade at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Keir Starmer. The UK was the first stop in a two-nation tour by Modi, which will also take him to the Maldives to be the guest of honour at the Indian Ocean archipelago's Independence Day celebrations on July 26. Modi said enhancing economic cooperation and strengthening efforts aimed at peace and stability in the Indian Ocean will be the focus of his tour. Starmer is hosting Modi at Chequers, the country residence of the British PM, to sign the trade deal, which promises to boost growth across both economies and unlock thousands of jobs, and the leaders will unveil their vision for a reinvigorated partnership over the next decade. The India-UK Vision 2035, a renewed version of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership, is aimed at taking relations to new heights in a "time of rapid global change", the British side said in a readout. The trade deal and the new vision document come against the backdrop of the churn caused by the trade policies of the Donald Trump administration in the US. The trade deal, described as the UK's most economically significant bilateral trade deal since exiting the European Union (EU), will significantly improve market access for businesses in both countries, leading to cheaper products and services for consumers, the readout said. The India-UK Vision 2035 will "go beyond trade, with reinvigorated mutual commitment to drive prosperity and innovation, deepen defence cooperation through a new Defence Industrial roadmap, work together to secure our borders, tackle climate change and nurture educational connections", the readout said....