New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- India and the United Kingdom on Monday resumed negotiations towards a trade deal between the two countries, says Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal.

India and the United Kingdom have a close partnership, built through collaboration on security and defence, new and emerging technologies, climate, health, education, research and innovation, green finance and people-to-people contacts.

At the centre of this relationship is the collective aspiration to deliver economic growth and sustainable development, an official statement of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had met on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Rio de Jane...