New Delhi, April 7 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins a six-day official visit to the UK and Austria on Tuesday, aiming to strengthen economic ties, enhance financial sector cooperation and attract more foreign investment, the finance ministry said on Monday.

During the visit, which runs through 13 April, the finance minister will co-chair the 13th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) in London alongside her counterpart, chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves, on 9 April.

The dialogue-a key ministerial forum between the two countries-will focus on strengthening collaboration in financial services, investment flows, regulatory frameworks, and digital payments infrastructure, including UPI (Unified Payments Interfa...