India and Britain's historic relationship - in pictures

  • Fort William, Kolkata, as seen from the Hoogli River, circa 1760. Built by the British East India Company. All photos: Getty Images
    Fort William, Kolkata, as seen from the Hoogli River, circa 1760. Built by the British East India Company. All photos: Getty Images
  • Visitors in the Indian Department of the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, London, see the vast elephant and finery from India in 1851
    Visitors in the Indian Department of the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park, London, see the vast elephant and finery from India in 1851
  • Indian princes and British Army officers in the Hyderabad contingent polo team in 1880
    Indian princes and British Army officers in the Hyderabad contingent polo team in 1880
  • A group of British expatriates, some in military uniform, sitting outside their house in India in 1880
    A group of British expatriates, some in military uniform, sitting outside their house in India in 1880
  • Members of the British Raj walking together in an Indian park in 1918
    Members of the British Raj walking together in an Indian park in 1918
  • British troops in Calcutta in 1946
    British troops in Calcutta in 1946
  • Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, at Viceroy House in New Delhi, as he takes up his position as Viceroy of India in 1947
    Lord Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, at Viceroy House in New Delhi, as he takes up his position as Viceroy of India in 1947
  • The Indian Nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi meets the Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten and his wife, at the Viceroy's House in New Delhi in 1947
    The Indian Nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi meets the Viceroy of India Lord Mountbatten and his wife, at the Viceroy's House in New Delhi in 1947
  • Citizens celebrate India's independence from British rule in the streets of Calcutta in 1947
    Citizens celebrate India's independence from British rule in the streets of Calcutta in 1947
  • India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is driven through the streets of London after the Freedom of the City of London was bestowed on MR Nehru at the Guild Hall in 1956
    India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru is driven through the streets of London after the Freedom of the City of London was bestowed on MR Nehru at the Guild Hall in 1956
  • Queen Elizabeth II greeting Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, as he arrives at Victoria Station, London, in 1963
    Queen Elizabeth II greeting Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, as he arrives at Victoria Station, London, in 1963
  • British Prime Minister Tony Blair sits beside India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a session of an India-UK investment summit in London in 2006
    British Prime Minister Tony Blair sits beside India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a session of an India-UK investment summit in London in 2006
  • Family members of British expatriates living in New Delhi take a ride on Rupa, a rented elephant, during an event to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee anniversary at the British High Commission in New Delhi in 2012
    Family members of British expatriates living in New Delhi take a ride on Rupa, a rented elephant, during an event to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee anniversary at the British High Commission in New Delhi in 2012
  • Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne accompanied by India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram tour the Pudding Mill Lane Crossrail construction site in east London in 2013
    Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne accompanied by India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram tour the Pudding Mill Lane Crossrail construction site in east London in 2013
  • Members of the Greater Manchester Malayalee Hindu Community arrive at Wembley Stadium in London to hear Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in 2015
    Members of the Greater Manchester Malayalee Hindu Community arrive at Wembley Stadium in London to hear Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak in 2015
  • Suki Waterhouse and Neelam Gill with pilots Suneil Banerjee and Caitlin Emery to mark the launch of flights by the new British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from London to New Dehli at Heathrow Airport in 2015
    Suki Waterhouse and Neelam Gill with pilots Suneil Banerjee and Caitlin Emery to mark the launch of flights by the new British Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from London to New Dehli at Heathrow Airport in 2015
  • British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Mr Modi on stage at Wembley Stadium during a welcome rally in 2015
    British Prime Minister David Cameron welcomes Mr Modi on stage at Wembley Stadium during a welcome rally in 2015
  • Buckingham Palace in London is lit with a projection of a colourful peacock at a reception to mark the launch of the UK-India Year of Culture 2017
    Buckingham Palace in London is lit with a projection of a colourful peacock at a reception to mark the launch of the UK-India Year of Culture 2017
  • Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Mr Modi during their visit to the Science Museum in London in 2018
    Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Mr Modi during their visit to the Science Museum in London in 2018
  • British Prime Minister Theresa May greets Mr Modi outside Number 10 Downing Street in London in 2018
    British Prime Minister Theresa May greets Mr Modi outside Number 10 Downing Street in London in 2018
  • Mr Modi welcomes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi in 2023
    Mr Modi welcomes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi in 2023