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Keir Starmer has stated that the truce deal in Gaza "would not have occurred without the leadership of Donald Trump," but stopped short of endorsing the US president for a Nobel peace prize.

Truce Agreement Hailed as a "Relief to the Globe"

Starmer commented that the first phase of the agreement would be a "relief to the world" and noted that the United Kingdom had contributed significantly in private discussions with the US and negotiators.

Speaking on the final day of his trade visit to India, the British leader stressed that the agreement "must now be implemented in full, without delay, and paired with the immediate lifting of all restrictions on critical humanitarian aid to Gaza."

Nobel Prize Inquiry Addressed

But, when asked if the Nobel committee should at this time award Trump the coveted award, the Prime Minister suggested that more time was needed to determine if a durable peace could be achieved.

"The priority now is to press on and implement this ... my attention now is transitioning this from the phase it's at now ... and make a success of this, because that is important to me above all," he told reporters at a press conference in India's financial capital.

Business Deals Revealed During India Visit

The Prime Minister has celebrated a number of deals sealed during his tour to India – his first time there – accompanied by 126 business leaders and cultural leaders. The trip signifies the implementation of the two nations' trade pact.

• No 10 has announced a slew of investments, from financial technology to university campuses, as well as the production of multiple Indian movies in the United Kingdom.
• On Thursday, the Prime Minister signed a military agreement worth £350m for UK missiles, manufactured in the UK region, to be deployed by the Indian military.

"Our history together is profound, the personal ties between our people are exceptionally strong," Starmer remarked as he left Mumbai. "Building on our historic trade deal, we are reinventing this partnership for our times."

Digital Identification Initiative Examined

The Prime Minister has dedicated time in Mumbai studying the national digital identification program, including consulting principal architects who developed the comprehensive platform utilized by more than 1 billion people for social services, payments, and verification.

The prime minister suggested that the United Kingdom was considering expanding the scope of digital identification beyond making it mandatory to verify eligibility to work. He indicated that the UK would in time look at linking it to financial and payments systems – on a optional basis – as well as for administrative tasks such as home loan and educational enrollments.

"It has been adopted on a optional basis [in India] in massive scale, not least because it means that you can retrieve your own funds, conduct transactions so much more easily than is available with others," he explained.

"The speed with which it allows residents here to access services, especially financial services, is something that was recognized in our talks recently, and in fact a financial technology discussion that we had today. So we're examining those examples of how digital ID helps individuals with processes that often take excessive time and are overly complex and simplifies them for them."

Popular Backing for Changes

The Prime Minister admitted that the administration had to build public support for the initiatives to the UK citizens, which have declined sharply in public approval since Starmer announced them.

"In my view now we need to go out and advocate for the significant advantages ... And I believe that the greater number of individuals see the positive outcomes that come with this ... as has occurred in different nations, people say: 'That will simplify my daily routine,' and therefore I want to get on with it," he stated.

Human Rights and International Relations Addressed

The Prime Minister confirmed he had raised a number of difficult topics with the Indian leader regarding civil liberties and relations with the Russian Federation, though he seemed to have made little headway. He acknowledged that he and Prime Minister Modi talked about how India was continuing to purchase Russian oil, which is subject to widespread western sanctions.

"For prime minister Modi and myself the focus on resolving this situation and the multiple measures will be taken to that purpose," he said. "And that was a broad spectrum of dialogue, but we outlined the actions that we are taking in regarding energy."

Starmer additionally mentioned he had brought up the situation of the UK-based activist the individual, from Scotland, who has been held in an Indian prison for almost a decade without undergoing a full trial. It is often cited as one of the most egregious cases of unfair treatment among Britons still held abroad.

However, he did not indicate much progress had been achieved. "Yes, we brought up the diplomatic matters," he stated. "We always raise them when we have the opportunity to do so. I must add that the foreign secretary is meeting the families in the near future, as well as raising it now."

Future Plans

The prime minister is largely anticipated to take a comparable business-oriented trip to the People's Republic of China in the coming year as part of a effort to improve diplomatic ties between the UK and the Asian nation.

That relationship is under the spotlight because of the collapse of a Chinese spying case, reportedly occurring because the British authorities has been unwilling to provide new proof that China is considered a security risk.

The Prime Minister clarified the United Kingdom was eager to pursue additional commercial partnerships but stated that a trade deal with the nation was not on the agenda. "It is not a priority, for a trade deal as such, but our stance is to cooperate where we can, confront where we need to, and that's been the ongoing approach of the government in regarding China."