British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. File photoNEW DELHI, Oct 25Under new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Britain will only interact with India on mutually beneficial road maps, but as a result, interaction between the countries will become wider, said Robinder Sachdev, president of the ImagIndia think tank. He will also take over as prime minister. Sunak became the only candidate to run for office after House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt announced she was withdrawing her candidacy. Sunak, now 42, will be Britain's youngest prime minister since 1812 and the first Indian prime minister.The expert recalled the Indian origin of Sunak According to Sachdev, with the new prime minister, «the UK and India will move on to negotiations at the level of technocrats, counting numbers, developing scenarios and will act only on those road maps that can be assessed as beneficial to both countries» «Given the fundamental problems facing the UK, as well as India, there are many areas where both countries can mutually determine the basis for cooperation, which will be based on hard facts — with clear protection, advancing the interests of each country,» the RIA Novosti expert said. .He urged to keep an eye on the economic relations of the countries and added that he expects these relations to grow. «Just keep an eye on how the negotiations for a free trade agreement between the UK and India are going or maybe they will be completed in the coming weeks or months. In the future, you will see the growth of relations between the UK and India under the leadership of technocrats. The UK-India free trade agreement will lay the foundation for UK-India relations this decade,» Sachdev said. Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India and the UK want to conclude a free trade agreement before the end of the year. Later, India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said negotiations were progressing and India was waiting for a change of leadership in the UK to formulate its strategy on the agreement. will have to maintain cautious relations with India, expert says
