India will invest more than £ 1bn ( $ 1.4bn ) in the UK and safeguard 5,750 jobs as part of a trade pact made during a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Additionally, the two countries have also agreed to strengthen ties between their respective agriculture industries," the DIT statement said. The UK Department for International Trade ( DIT ) said trade with India had risen to $ 18bn last year . As part of the pact , the UK will base a cyber security expert in India to share British expertise . The two countries also announced the Technology Summit 2016 for top Indian and British innovators . There will also be a framework for the development of a shared understanding of cyber activity .
India will invest more than £ 1bn ( $ 1.4bn ) in the UK and safeguard 5,750 jobs as part of a trade pact made during a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi . The UK Department for International Trade ( DIT ) said trade with India had risen to $ 18bn last year . As part of the pact , the UK will base a cyber security expert in India to share British expertise . The two countries also announced the Technology Summit 2016 for top Indian and British innovators . There will also be a framework for the development of a shared understanding of cyber activity .