[5] On 25 October 2022, Rishi Sunak was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, becoming the first British Asian and the first of Indian descent to hold that position.

Anglo Saxon Chronicles for 883 AD make reference to King Alfred of Wessex sending alms to St Thomas shrine in India.

[8] Opposition to British rule increased, where ideology of satyagraha or non-violence was taken to a height by Gandhiji while on another hand, 'self defense' or armed revolution embraced by Nationalists like by Bhagat Singh and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, eventually led to the dissolution of British Raj and Independence of India on 15 August 1947.

In particular, India became a major force within the Non-Aligned Movement, which initially sought to avoid taking sides during the Cold War.

India's independent ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy and its close ties with the USSR during the Cold War, had irked Britain.

On its part, India opposed the invasion of Egypt during the Suez Crisis and demanded that the Indian Ocean be declared a Zone of Peace.

British prime ministers began to make a beeline to India beginning with John Major's visit to Delhi in 1997.

After Brexit, EU nationals working in the health and social care sector were replaced by migrants from non-EU countries such as India.

Britain and India have already announced a scheme for young professionals, which will give 3,000 Indians and 3,000 Britons a pathway to live and work in each other's countries for up to two years.

For example, in 2005, the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) was inaugurated in New Delhi aimed at boosting two-way bilateral investments.

[15] This kind of phenomenon, where non-Western countries impact the West, has been commented on by sociologist Anthony Giddens as "reverse colonialism".

[16] The British government has chosen India as one of its most influential trade partners because it is one of the "fastest growing economies in the world.

[19] Following the trade delegation, total UK goods and services exports to India increased by 14% from January to September 2013.

According to a MEA (Ministry of External Affairs, India) spokesperson, there is "substantial scope for further strengthening bilateral cooperation across a range of sectors, including science & technology, finance, trade & investment, and defense & security."

[23][24] Politically, relations between India and the UK occur mostly through the multilateral organisations of which both are members, such as the Commonwealth of Nations, the World Trade Organization and the Asian Development Bank.

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom paid state visits to India in November 1963, April 1990, and in October 1997.

[25][26] Three Presidents of India have paid state visits to the United Kingdom: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in June 1963,[27] Ramaswamy Venkataraman in October 1990,[27] and Pratibha Patil in 2009.

Upon unveiling the statue on 14 March 2015, Cameron stated that "Our ties with India have remained close throughout history and continue to go from strength to strength – through mutual respect as equals, through cooperation, trade, and of course through the one-and-a-half million Indian diasporas living in Britain today who bring our two nations closer, to the benefit of both."

[34] The Times of India reported that agents from Mossad and MI5 were protecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was heading to the 2015 G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey.

May had previously referred to India as a "key strategic partner" in the aftermath of Britain voting to leave the European Union.

[43] Prime Minister Boris Johnson accepted the invitation to India's Republic Day in 2021, however, he later cancelled his itinerary due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

At the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in 2022, India backed AUKUS although it was opposed by Russia and China, and Indian delegates thwart Chinese related proposal.

He continued by stating that a higher quality of education would lead to providing opportunities for all, thus encouraging economic growth and overcoming poverty in India.

Business leaders such as Sir James Dyson have commented that forcing international students to move back to their homeland can be detrimental to the British economy in the long term.

[54] Boris Johnson told Times of India in 2017 that "the number of Indian students in the UK continues to rise.

[56] The programme for the year was announced by UK Minister of State for Digital and Culture Rt Hon Matt Hancock, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom HE Mr Sinha and British Council Deputy Chair Rt Hon Baroness Prashar CBE PC, at the British Film Institute on 28 February 2017.

[57] The programme includes an exhibition from the British Museum and The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in Mumbai,[58] the first exhibition on Indian innovation at the UK's Science Museum, London,[59] and the restoration of 1928 Indian movie, Shiraz, by the British Film Institute with a new score by British-Indian musician Anoushka Shankar.

[61] British sports have a significant presence in India, with the cricket rivalry between the two countries having historically been fierce due to sentiments around colonialism.