London: As Boris Johnson on Thursday announced that his innings at 10 Downing Street will soon end, his term as British Prime Minister will be remembered for setting the India-UK relations on the course of a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”.
Widely seen as an enthusiastic cheerleader for closer ties with India, Johnson had a palpably close bond with Prime Minister Narendra Modi someone he would often refer to as his special friend or “khaas dost”.
The two Prime Ministers famously pledged to achieve a quantum leap in the bilateral relationship as they clinched an Enhanced Trade Partnership as part of the 2030 UK-India Roadmap in May last year, with the aim of at least doubling bilateral trade by 2030 from around GBP 24 billion.
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