London: A new India All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has been launched for the newly elected UK Parliament with a remit to promote the bilateral relationship across all sectors, from trade and investment, science and technology to healthcare and education.

The India APPG was formally launched earlier this week and celebrated during an “Indian Summer” event marking the ongoing South Asian Heritage Month at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Room in the Houses of Parliament complex, where several newly elected British Indian members of Parliament backed the initiative.

The new cross-party panel will be co-chaired by crossbench peer in the House of Lords Karan Bilimoria and new British Sikh Labour MP Jeevun Sandher.

“It is serendipitous that we celebrate the UK-India partnership just as we launched the new India APPG, which I am proud to co-chair,” said Bilimoria.

“The India APPG promotes the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between the UK and India, focusing on key areas such as trade and Investment, education, sustainable development, culture, health, science and innovation, including technology and AI, and defence and security,” he said.

He said it will help enhance the relationship between both countries’ parliaments and governments on a national and regional level, and also continue to promote people-to-people links, including the living bridge between the people of Indian origin in the UK and India.