Rishi Sunak will hold talks with Narendra Modi today after warning that a trade deal between Britain and India is “not a given”. 

The two prime ministers will sit down together at the G20 summit in New Delhi after a planned meeting between the pair yesterday was pushed back. 

Discussions are likely to include India’s demand that the UK agrees to issue more visas to its workers in return for it granting tariff free access for British goods. 

Mr Sunak has downplayed the likelihood of a deal being struck before the next election, saying one would be “good to have” but he “won’t rush it”. 

The two men are also expected to talk about the invasion of Ukraine, on which New Delhi has remained neutral because of its strong ties with Russia. 

Vladimir Putin will stay away from the summit meaning the Kremlin will once more be represented by Sergey Lavrov, its foreign minister. 

He walked out last summer’s G20 summit in Indonesia after Moscow was accused of creating a food crisis by blocking grain exports from Ukraine. 

The issue is likely to dominate the leaders’ agenda once again, with Russia having since withdrawn from a deal to allow shipments through the Black Sea.

Follow the latest developments below.