Govt hopes to close India-UK free trade agreement issues by month-end

The 12th round of talks between the countries is in progress here and is expected to continue until at least 28 August

India is hoping to resolve pending issues related to the free trade agreement (FTA) such as rules of origin, bilateral investment treaty and intellectual property rights, among others, by the end of the month, especially during the meeting with key UK officials next week.

“Now, there are only a few issues left. The UK team is coming to India during the Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) meeting (in Jaipur) and we are hoping that we would be closing those remaining issues. So, our target is that we close the issues with the UK when the team visits us and