India, Feb. 19 -- Indian PM Narendra Modi described his former British counterpart Rishi Sunak as a 'great friend' of India during their meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Following his meeting with Sunak, Modi wrote on X: "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," he said.

Modi shared several images of the meeting on X where Sunak was seen accompanied by his wife Akshata Murty, their daughters Krishna and Anoushka and his mother-in-law and Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy.

Apart from Modi, Sunak also met Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The Ministry of Finance...