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Source:\u00a0 FE<\/a><\/p>\n

Context: Prime Minister of India landed in the UK on a two-day visit to strengthen bilateral ties, with a key focus on the India-UK Free Trade Agreement<\/a> and issues like extradition and extremism.<\/p>\n

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About United Kingdom<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What is the United Kingdom?<\/p>\n

The United Kingdom (UK) is a sovereign island nation comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
\nIt is located northwest of mainland Europe, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Irish Sea, and the English Channel.<\/p>\n

Capital: London \u2014 a global financial, cultural, and political hub.
\nPolitical System: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
\nNeighbouring Countries:<\/p>\n

Shares land border only with the Republic of Ireland.<\/a>
\nMaritime neighbours include France, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

England is just one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom.
\nThe term \u201cUK\u201d includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, whereas England refers only to its southern part.<\/p>\n

Ben Nevis (Scotland): UK\u2019s highest peak (1,345\u202fm), part of the Grampians; shaped by glaciation.
\nCambrian Mountains<\/a> (Wales): Volcanic origin, biodiversity-rich; called Wales\u2019 backbone.
\nPennines (England): \u201cBackbone of England\u201d, influencing rivers and climate patterns.<\/p>\n

Thames: Lifeline of London, historic trade and transport route.
\nSevern: UK\u2019s longest river; largest tidal range, key for hydropower.
\nClyde: Engine of Glasgow\u2019s shipbuilding and industrial rise.<\/p>\n

Historical & Strategic Importance:<\/p>\n

Former colonial power with strong cultural, linguistic, and political influence worldwide.
\nFirst nation to exit the EU (Brexit<\/a>) in 2020.
\nFounding member of NATO<\/a>, G7, UNSC P5, and the Commonwealth.<\/p>\n

Strategic partners under Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (2021).
\nCollaboration in trade, defence, innovation, fintech, health, and climate.
\nTalks on Free Trade Agreement<\/a> aim to enhance $20 billion+ bilateral trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Source:\u00a0 FE Context: Prime Minister of India landed in the UK on a two-day visit to strengthen bilateral…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20265,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[13073,13055,13051,13084,13089,13070,13074,13088,13068,13083,13061,13101,13043,13062,13097,13053,13050,59,57,58,13039,13041,13057,13095,13048,13065,13087,13059,13046,13078,13076,13077,13079,13082,13081,13080,13092,13093,50,13054,13067,13069,13090,13056,13066,56,54,55,13038,13071,13040,13058,13072,13099,13094,13085,13049,13075,13100,13042,13063,13098,13052,13060,13047,13045,13091,13064,13086,13044,13096],"class_list":["post-20264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-best-coaching-for-upsc","tag-best-ias-coaching-in-delhi","tag-best-ias-coaching-institute","tag-best-ias-coaching-institute-in-delhi","tag-best-mains-test-series-for-upsc-2024","tag-best-mains-test-series-for-upsc-2025","tag-best-online-coaching-for-upsc","tag-best-prelims-test-series-for-upsc-2024","tag-best-prelims-test-series-for-upsc-2025","tag-best-upsc-coaching-in-delhi","tag-best-upsc-coaching-online","tag-best-upsc-ias-coaching","tag-civil-service-exam","tag-civil-service-exam-coaching","tag-civil-service-exam-coaching-institute","tag-civil-service-exam-preparation","tag-daily-current-affairs","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-ias","tag-ias-coaching","tag-ias-coaching-delhi","tag-ias-coaching-institute","tag-ias-current-affairs","tag-ias-general-studies","tag-ias-notes","tag-ias-preparation","tag-ias-study-material","tag-insights-blog","tag-insights-current-affairs-quiz","tag-insights-mcq","tag-insights-toppers","tag-insightsias-blog","tag-insightsias-current-affairs","tag-insightsias-mcq","tag-main","tag-mains","tag-news","tag-online-ias-classes","tag-online-ias-coaching-classes","tag-online-test-series-for-upsc-mains","tag-previous-year-question-paper","tag-top-ias-institute-delhi","tag-top-upsc-institute","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-upsc","tag-upsc-answer-writing-practice","tag-upsc-coaching","tag-upsc-coaching-delhi","tag-upsc-coaching-in-bangalore","tag-upsc-coaching-in-delhi","tag-upsc-coaching-institute","tag-upsc-coaching-near-me","tag-upsc-current-affairs","tag-upsc-free-coaching","tag-upsc-ias-coaching","tag-upsc-online","tag-upsc-online-classes","tag-upsc-online-classes-coaching","tag-upsc-online-coaching","tag-upsc-prelims-preparation","tag-upsc-prelims-syllabus","tag-upsc-previous-year-question-paper","tag-upsc-pyqs","tag-upsc-question-bank","tag-upsc-syllabus","tag-upsc-test-series","tag-upsc-test-series-online"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}