About Us

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on India (Trade & Investment) was registered in July 2022, in the 75th year of India’s Independence. Following the new Parliament of July 2024, the group was reconstituted to have a wider mandate and is now the India All-Party Parliamentary Group.

The APPG is an interest group that occupies a strategic and effective position within the UK Parliament. It is cross-party and consists of Members of both Peers (Members of the House of Lords) and MPs (Members of the House of Commons). 

The APPG Secretariat is the 1928 Institute, an official University of Oxford spin-out that researches British Indians and the UK-India relationship. The Secretariat will be the driving force behind the APPG, providing briefings, facilitating visits, engaging with partners/experts, and curating events that underpin the Group’s strategic agenda.

The Group’s status is that of an All-Party Parliamentary Group, bound by the rules set out by The Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

Our Purpose

The India APPG is to promotes the strengthening of the bilateral relationship between the UK and India, focusing on:

I) Trade Investment, II) Education, III) Sustainable Development, IV) Culture, V) Health, VI) Science & Innovation, VII) Defence & Security, VIII) Enhancing the relationship between both countries’ parliaments on a national and regional level, and promoting people-to-people links

  • 'India is a hugely important strategic partnership for us, which is why David Lammy has gone out there to stress that it is an incredibly important partnership for us in the region and globally. India is the world's largest democracy, there is a trade deal in the works as well. It is about ensuring that we achieve a lot together for the mutual benefit of both nations'

    Jeevun Sandher MP (Former APPG Co-Chair)

  • 'The APPG will ensure that dialogue and engagement will cut across all levels of business, particularly encouraging a wider lens on female-led business and startups'

    Baroness Verma (APPG President)

  • 'It's a new chapter in the story of the Indo-British partnership and I'll be working tirelessly to ensure that we get the best possible FTA and that it is utilised after'

    Lord Bilimoria CBE (APPG Co-Chair)

  • 'We intend to create an energised, inclusive, and pluralistic space to accelerate the improvement of material conditions for all. Our vision spans opportunities from Pembrokeshire to Punjab, and we encourage you to get in touch to help shape this nascent space'

    The 1928 Institute (APPG Secretariat)