More investments into Karnataka being sought from London

Bengaluru: Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil had recently said that he would visit London with a high-level delegation to attract investments from leading UK-based companies.

He recently held discussions with Seema Malhotra, UK Minister for Commonwealth Affairs and Development, and Linda Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, who met him in Bengaluru.

Patil noted that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between India and the United Kingdom earlier this year had created a favourable environment for investment.

His delegation is currently meeting heads of major companies such as Element-6, ARM, Linde, Martin-Baker, Fido AI, Oxford Space Systems, Green Jets, Nanopore Tech, Group Rhodes, The Senator Group, The Latos Group, Samco Holdings and others.

He had said that Karnataka aimed to strengthen economic ties by encouraging UK companies to invest in the State.

Key focus sectors include higher education, technology exchange, high-tech manufacturing, aerospace, defence, electric vehicles, clean energy, and research-driven industries.

As part of this effort, a meeting is being organised by the UK-India Business Council on November 25.

UK Schools in Bengaluru

Officials from the UK informed the Minister that The King’s School, Canterbury, one of Britain’s oldest educational institutions, will open its Bengaluru campus from the 2026 academic year.

Similarly, RGS Guildford, which has partnered with the Mumbai-based Ryan Educational Group, will start its campus in Bengaluru from 2028.

Both institutions will follow the 12-year British curriculum.

In this context, it may be mentioned that the University of Liverpool has already opened its campus in Bengaluru.