UK foreign secretary Yvette Cooper arrived in India for her first official visit to the country that will see her holding talks with counterpart S Jaishankar to minimise economic shocks from ongoing conflicts, preserve global stability, and ensure freedom of navigation. Cooper will call on PM Modi Thursday before her meeting with Jaishankar. The British high commission said the trip sets an ambitious path for engagement with India — UK’s top priority partner. “It builds on the visit by business and trade secretary Peter Kyle earlier this week to bring the UK-India Free Trade Agreement into force as soon as possible,” it said. tnn