Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the two countries.
The long-awaited trade deal between India and Britain is likely to be signed after the completion of elections in the United Kingdom as the officials of India and the United Kingdom met virtually on May 7 last month.
"Good to speak to Narendra Modi to take stock following the Indian elections. We agreed to continue discussions on strengthening our bilateral relations, including the FTA. And we looked forward to the forthcoming @G7 summit where we will discuss our joint work on global issues," Ursula v
Denying reports of offering any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) proposals to Maldives, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that if Maldives is considering FTA with India, it will surely be looked into.
During the meeting, Kwatra and Barton reflected on good progress on the 2030 Roadmap since the last review and noted the key areas where the two nations have worked together to tackle some of the world's biggest challenges,
Indian negotiation team is in United Kingdom for advanced stage of negotiations for the India-UK Free Trade Agreement(FTA). According to the government sources, both countries have made significant progress following the completion of the 14th round of negotiations in January 2024.
After the trade agreement was signed between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin emphasized that India will attract more foreign investment from the EFTA, which will lead to an increase in good jobs.
"We want to strengthen the cooperation. That's also one of the reasons for my visit, economic cooperation, people-to-people exchange, research and technology. There are lots of areas where we have aligned interests and where companies and institutions can work more closely together," he a
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union has to be fair, equitable and balanced.