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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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India, U.K. to hold next round of talks on proposed trade agreement in July

July 7, 2024 admin

The Labour Party’s election manifesto for the recent polls also committed to clinching the deal. File. | Photo Credit: AFP With the new government taking charge in Britain, senior officials of India and the U.K. will hold the next round of talks this month for the proposed free trade agreement to resolve the pending issues…

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Modi, Starmer agree to expedite India-U.K. free trade agreement

July 6, 2024 admin

A combination photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: AP/ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 6 spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-U.K. free trade agreement,…

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FTA ‘possible’ before India elections, says U.K. Trade Minister Kemi Badenoch

March 8, 2024 admin

British Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A trade deal being negotiated with India is “possible” to be concluded before a general election in the country but Britain does not want to use that as a deadline, U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch has said. The Minister in charge…

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Indian official delegation heads for London for FTA talks

February 20, 2024 admin

With the negotiations for the proposed India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) reaching its last leg, a high-level Indian official delegation is heading for London to iron out differences on remaining issues, sources said on February 20. The chief negotiators of both countries would hold negotiations on different issues such as goods, services, and rules of…

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India, U.K. to continue FTA negotiations till August-end

August 27, 2023 admin

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal meets Kemi Badenoch, U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on August 26, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI Indian and U.K. officials will continue their negotiations till the month-end to iron out differences on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA), the Commerce Ministry said on August…

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