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99% of exports to become duty-free with India-U.K. trade treaty: Amit Shah

July 15, 2026 admin

Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) said that the India-U.K. free trade agreement is set to unlock untapped potential across labour-intensive industries, offering zero-duty market access for 99% of the country’s exports. The #IndiaUKFTA that comes into force today is the…

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India-U.K. DCC not applicable to Indians working in the U.K. before July 15

July 15, 2026 admin

Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The India-U.K. Double Contributions Convention (DCC), allowing temporary Indian and British workers an exemption from paying social security contributions in their host countries for 60 months, is not retrospective, i.e., it will not apply to Indians already working in the U.K. and Britons working…

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‘Most ambitious and aspirational FTAs’: India-U.K. trade deal set to come into force on July 15

July 14, 2026 admin

The India-U.K. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and Double Contribution Convention (DCC) that are set to come into force on July 15 are a “gold standard” and one of the “most ambitious and aspirational free trade agreements” signed by India, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Tuesday (July 14, 2026). He added that the…

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India & U.K. overcome last-minute steel hurdle, announce July 15 as trade deal implementation date

June 17, 2026 admin

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they arrive for a working session with G7 leaders and outreach partners on promoting economic growth during the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, onJune 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters India and the United Kingdom have overcome last-minute differences over steel import duties…

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India-U.K. trade deal hits late-stage ‘sticking points’ just before implementation date

May 15, 2026 admin

Earlier in the year, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had expressed his confidence that the CETA, signed in July 2025, would be implemented in May 2026. Photo: DPR PMO/ANI Photo The implementation of the India-U.K. trade deal has hit a late-stage hiccup due to a new regulation on steel imports the U.K. has said it will implement…

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India, U.K. need to simplify their regulatory mechanisms: London’s Lady Mayor

April 29, 2026 admin

London Mayor Dame Susan Langley. | Photo Credit: Aditya Shirsekar “India and the United Kingdom need to simplify their complex regulatory mechanisms,” London’s Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley told The Hindu. The comments are significant on the background of the India-U.K. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which will be effective soon. During her maiden visit to…

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India-UK FTA to stimulate innovation, ease market access, foster investment, says Sunil Bharti Mittal

July 25, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with his British counterpart Keir Starmer after Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds and Union Minister Piyush Goyal signed a free trade agreement, at Chequers Estate, in U.K.. (X/@narendramodi) The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on Thursday (July 25, 2025) establishes a modern, forward-looking…

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UK’s ex-minister claims blocking India-UK free trade agreement over visa demands: Reports

October 19, 2024 admin

Conservative MP and leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain’s former business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is the frontrunner to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party chief and Opposition Leader, has claimed that she blocked the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) over demands for more visas, according to UK media reports….

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New U.K. Foreign Secretary Lammy to arrive for talks; FTA, security issues on top of agenda

July 24, 2024 admin

Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the first high-level visit by the newly-elected Labour government in the United Kingdom, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy will arrive on July 24 morning for a day-long visit, where…

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India, UK Ministers Discuss Plan To Take Forward Talks On Free Trade Deal

July 17, 2024 admin

There are pending issues in both goods and services sectors. New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds in Italy and discussed plans to take forward the negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement, an official statement said on Wednesday. The bilateral meeting took…

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