15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi | Daily Current Affairs Dose

15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi | Daily Current Affairs Dose

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15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi | Daily Current Affairs Dose

India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in New Delhi: The 15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) were held in New Delhi. The Last FOC was held in November 2020 in London.

15th India-UK Foreign Office Consultations: Delegations

The Indian delegation was led by Vinay Mohan Kwatra, Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and the British side was led by Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

India-UK Foreign Office Consultations 2023: Key Highlights

India and the UK share a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with the adoption of Roadmap 2030 for Future Relations. The India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) provided an opportunity to review the progress made in the implementation of Roadmap 2030 despite the restrictions imposed by the Covid-pandemic.

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Both sides discussed issues like trade & economic cooperation, defence & security, science & technology, people-to-people relationship, health and climate change.

Next India-UK Foreign Office Consultations (FOC)

India-UK agreed to maintain regular exchanges at political and senior official levels and hold the next Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in London in 2024.(inp:dd)

Static Current Affairs related to the United Kingdom for upcoming exams

• Full form of the UK: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Capital city of the UK: London
• Largest city of the UK: London 
• Official language and national language of the UK: English 
• Regional and minority languages of the UK: Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic and Irish
• Prime Minister of the UK: Rishi Sunak
• Total Population  of the UK 2020 estimate: Neutral increase 67,886,004 (21st)
• Currency of the UK: Pound sterling (GBP)

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280