London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in the UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting or CHOGM, met Britain’s prime minister Theresa May on Wednesday. The two leaders held wide-ranging talks on deepening India-UK ties. Delegations headed by Prime Minister Modi and British PM Theresa May held bilateral talks during which the two sides signed multiple agreements. They also announced initiatives, including in the areas of technology, trade and investment.
The MoU or agreement on Skill Development, vocational education and training between the two governments seeks to promote greater collaboration in domains such as strengthening skill delivery in high demand sectors where UK has technical and skilling expertise, capacity building of institutions by facilitating the links between UK and Indian corporates and institutions, technical assistance for apprenticeships, quality assessment and certification.
The All India Institute of Ayurveda or AIIA, an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Ayush in collaboration with the College of Medicine will set up a centre of excellence in Ayurveda and traditional Indian medicine. An MoU between the two institutions has been signed which will enable among others the development of evidence-based guidelines for integrating Ayurvedic principles and practices with modern medicine, and develop Ayurvedic medical education guidelines for Ayurveda education in the UK.
UK-India Tech Alliance: NASSCOM and techUK have set up the UK – India Tech Alliance, which will facilitate collaboration on building future skills in new technologies by nurturing a solid skills base in the UK and India, with the support of both the governments. The alliance will be composed of high-level stakeholders from the technology industry in the United Kingdom and India. The alliance will assist the governments of UK and India to develop policy in relevant areas by providing a forum for regular dialogue and the exchange of ideas, discuss concerns pertaining to the growth of the sector including, but not limited to skills, new technologies and migration.
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