Boris Johnson met with the Adani Group Chairman in Ahmedabad.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day visit to India, met industrialist Gautam Adani on Thursday.
"Honoured to host @BorisJohnson at Adani HQ. Delighted to support climate & sustainability agenda with a focus on renewables, green H2 & new energy. Will also work with UK companies to co-create defence & aerospace technologies," Mr Adani tweeted.
According to sources quoted by news agency PTI, the two discussed, among other things, key sectors such as energy transition, climate action, aerospace and defence collaboration.
With India set to invest $300 billion by 2030 to modernize its armed forces, sources said collaboration in the defence sector was one of the key focus areas of the meeting between Mr Adani and Mr Johnson, PTI reported.
Discussions revolved around how Adani Group and British companies can collaborate to co-design and develop aerospace and defence technologies as part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the agency reported.
Mr Adani also announced an academic facilitation program for young Indians through Chevening Scholarship, one of the most prestigious international scholarships offered by the UK government.
He also invited the British Prime Minister to the India-UK Climate Science and Technology Summit, to be held in London on June 28.
The Adani Group Chairman had met Mr Johnson in October last year at the Global Investment Summit in London where the two leaders had reiterated their commitment to ongoing transition to clean energy.
After the meeting on Thursday, Mr Johnson left for Halol industrial area near Vadodara where he will visit a factory of British equipment manufacturer JCB.
Mr Johnson landed in Gujarat earlier today for his two-day India visit. He received a grand welcome at the airport in Ahmedabad and visited Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram.
Mr Johnson's two-day visit to India will focus on stepping up cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, giving momentum to negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, as well as enhancing defence ties.