choosing sunak as pm will give a muchneeded boost to ukindia ties and might unblock the stalled bilateral trade deal which was meant to have been signed by diwali sunak had told toi he was strongly committed to the ukindia fta to create jobs in both countries and for india to liberalise its consumer financial services industry the ukindia trade deal stalled under liz truss after disparaging remarks by then home secretary suella bravermanregarding migration from india to the ukread alsouk rings in rishi raj on diwali after penny drops pio becomes youngest pm in 200 yearsrishi sunak became the uks first indianorigin first hindu and first nonwhite prime minister on monday when diwali was being celebrated after being defeated in a leadership election less than two months ago he snatched victory and became the only candidate to have cleared the threshold of 100colour race no bar to success in uk british indiansbritish indians were ecstatic that rishi sunak was to become the uks first british indian and hindu prime minister saying it demonstrated how far the uk had come in multiculturalism and meritocracy many pointed out how auspicious it was that his rise to the most powerful position in the britishbut ukindia relations could soar under sunak it did not take long for pmnarendra modi to tweet warmest congratulations rishisunak as you become uk pm i look forward to working closely together on global issues and implementing roadmap 2030 special diwali wishes to the living bridge of uk indians as we transform our historic ties into a modern partnershipsunak previously told toi in an exclusive interview that he was strongly committed to the ukindia fta and that the city of london could help facilitate indias growth by helping to get capital to them and also that the uk could facilitate climate finance to fund indias net zero ambitions he also told toi he was keen for the fta to create jobs in both countries and for india to liberalise its consumer financial services industrythere is a rapidly growing consumer financial services industry in india for example in insurance and where india is opening up markets financial services companies like hsbc and others are able to offer products services to indian consumers often in partnership with indians firms and that is good as it broadens choice for indian citizens he saidearlier this year too he said the way he reimagined the ukindia relationship was a partnership of equals where the brightest talent from both countries travel back and forth to study and work one which includes a close trading partnership on goods and services and where the uk and india freely exchange worldclass ideas and innovationin a speech at the india global forum ukindia awards earlier this year he said the uk does not have a natural right to sit at the table with one of the worlds largest fastest growing and most dynamic economies we must earn it right now there are something like 900 million indian people under