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Jaishankar, Cameron discuss progressing India-UK Free Trade Agreement
The duo also discussed shared global challenges, including the situation in Israel and Gaza and the war between Russia and Ukraine
India-UK trade deal: Prospects & challenges
Could a successful negotiation herald a new era in their modest trade relationship?
The Diwali deadline
India-UK FTA needs to be expedited
India, UK see free-trade deal possibly in December after poll results
There isn't any firm deadline but an announcement could be made after the vote concludes and results are out December 3
Eye on free-trade agreement, India seeks Eurasian bloc trade data
The pact, if materialised, will strengthen the bilateral commercial relationship between India and Russia
India negotiates for UK carbon tax concessions in proposed FTA deal
FTA talks in final stage, but some differences still remain
UK-India FTA: Electric vehicles market access sparks differences
The UK government has asked India to allow exporting a limited number of fully assembled EVs to India with no customs duty
India, UK free trade deal unlikely to finalise by month end: Report
Both sides already missed the Diwali deadline last year former set by former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
India needs to be cautious of carbon levy in FTA, says GTRI report
India must make domestic rules and standards before taking commitments under the FTAs on non-trade issues
India-Peru to recommence free trade agreement negotiation on Tuesday
There will also be discussions on services, the movement of people, and the investment chapter later in the month based on the mutual convenience of the negotiators
India, Bangladesh discuss preparations to start talks for free trade pact
India and Bangladesh have discussed preparations to start talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries to promote economic ties, an official statement said on Sunday. It was discussed during an official-level meeting of the Joint Working Group on Trade (JWG) between India and Bangladesh, which was held last week in Dhaka. The meeting "discussed a host of bilateral issues such as removal of port restrictions, ground work on commencement of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), harmonization of standards, and mutual recognition of standards, supply of essential commodities to Bangladesh," the commerce ministry said. CEPA is a kind of free trade agreement, under which two trading partners significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them. Besides, they also ease norms to promote trade in services and investments. They also deliberated upon issues related to development of road and rail infrastructure, regio
India and UK free-trade agreement negotiations to resume on Monday
Negotiations for Canada deal only after resolution of political issues
Will only agree India trade deal approach that works for UK: Rishi Sunak
The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are progressing and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his ministers. Ahead of his first visit to India as UK Prime Minister to attend the G20 World Leaders' Summit in New Delhi later this week, Sunak updated his top team on the ongoing trade talks, which have completed 12 rounds of negotiations, during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The British Indian leader described India as an indispensable partner of the UK across all spheres of bilateral cooperation, which he is keen to strengthen further. He said negotiations around a free trade deal were progressing and that he would only agree to an approach which worked for the whole of the UK, notes a Downing Street readout of the Cabinet meeting. The Prime Minister said India was an indispensable partner of the UK, both economically and in addressing the global challenges all democracies are facing. He said we mu
India, UK to take stock of FTA at 'higher level' by end of the month
US raises concerns over India's decision to put import restrictions on laptops, PCs
FTA talks: Treaty to figure prominently during UK's high-level team visit
Issues pertaining to the proposed bilateral investment treaty being negotiated between India and the UK along with a free trade agreement will figure prominently during the visit of a high-level team from Britain here, an official said. UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch and Director General for Trade Negotiations at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) Amanda Brooks are visiting India this week. Besides participating in the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur on August 24-25, the UK minister will hold bilateral talks with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on August 26 here and review the progress of talks on the free trade agreement. The UK minister is also expected to meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on various issues, including the bilateral investment treaty. Brooks would also meet senior officials of the department of economic affairs in the finance ministry, which is leading the negotiations on the investment
G20 meet: India to hold FTA talks with UK, EU and Canada next week
All platforms being used to flag non-tariff barriers impacting trade
Requirements for a UK work visa might get easier for Indians. Here is why
Net migration to the UK reached an unprecedented 606,000 individuals last year
Trend line on India-UK FTA very positive, says High Commissioner Doraiswami
Ahead of the 12th round of the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations starting in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Indian High Commissioner to the UK has expressed optimism that officials on both sides will be able to get something working and find a right fit towards a mutually beneficial pact. High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami told PTI that he is positive as both countries seem keen to make necessary adjustments, recognising the complexities involved with the very different structures of the two similar-sized economies. On the wider bilateral partnership, he expressed similar optimism around an "obvious synergy" across different sectors. I'm positive about it (FTA) My intention is that to the extent we can, we would like a mutually beneficial forward-looking FTA to be concluded, said the High Commissioner. I believe both sides are keen on making the necessary adjustments. Even though we're both similar-sized economies, we are dissimilar in the structures of our economies a
Demand on data-related issues, concessions on dairy out of India-UK FTA
Protecting the interest of domestic players, India has kept demands of Britain on data related issues and giving any kind of duty concessions on dairy sector out of the ambit of the proposed free trade agreement being negotiated between the two countries, sources said. However, India is looking at providing duty concessions on auto, and certain confectionery items, they said. The negotiation for the agreement has reached a critical stage and in all likelihood it could be concluded by October end or November. The talks received a great impetus due to the recent visit of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal to London in July, where both held a series of meetings with different stakeholders including senior British officials. The negotiation would get a further fillip during the meetings of trade ministers of India and the UK at the sidelines of G20 trade ministers meeting this month in Jaipur. "The visit of the Indian minister and secreta
India, Peru to resume FTA discussions to promote commerce, investment
The official also said that Chile has also shown interest in a trade deal with India. Both countries had in 2005 also signed a preferential trade agreement
