UK-India Trade Deal

India-UK Free Trade Deal: Historic Milestone or Pyrrhic Victory?

India and the UK finalized a mutually beneficial free trade agreement (FTA), a landmark achievement three years in the making. The agreement, hailed as a historic milestone by both Prime Ministers Modi and Starmer, aims to significantly boost bilateral trade and investment, creating jobs and fostering innovation. Negotiations, delayed by technical and political factors, concluded after recent high-level meetings. The FTA deepens the existing comprehensive strategic partnership between the two nations.

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UK-India Trade Deal: Boon or Bane? Concerns Over Immigration and Wage Suppression

UK and India have reached a 90% agreement on a free trade deal, with remaining issues focusing on whisky, cars, and pharmaceuticals. Negotiations on worker visa mobility have largely concluded. This deal could significantly reduce tariffs on key UK exports, boosting sectors impacted by US tariffs. Parallel negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty are also progressing positively, driven by the UK’s financial services sector’s interests.

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