India-UK FTA:'Mustn't hurriedly wrap negotiations with artificial deadline'

UK India Business Council MD lists four "Ps" to explains why he is confident the deal will happen

The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK will see the light of day sometime next year due to the pace of the negotiations, the positive mind-set, political will and pragmatism of the two sides, UK India Business Council Managing Director Kevin McCole tells Indivjal Dhasmana. After that, India may start negotiations on an FTA with the European Union, he says. Edited excerpts:

With the Diwali deadline missed, when do you think the negotiations between India and the UK over the FTA would conclude?

There were a lot of discussions around Diwali with the expectations that the deal