During a joint press statement with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, PM Modi highlighted the enhanced market access and economic opportunities for both nations while expressing gratitude for the warm hospitality he received during his official visit to the country.
The much-awaited landmark India-UK Free Trade Agreement has been signed on Thursday, in presence of Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi, giving greater access to good and services between the two countries.
The bilateral meeting took place at the historic Hawtry Room, where the two leaders held a one-on-one discussion to finalise the contours of what is being described as India's most comprehensive trade pact and the UK's most significant post-Brexit deal.
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson CR Kesavan on Thursday stated that the yet-to-be-signed India-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (FTA) marks a pivotal moment, providing Indian businesses, particularly SMEs, with a substantial competitive edge in the UK market.
India's average tariff on UK products will drop from 15 per cent to 3 per cent under the to-be-signed India-UK FTA, a British government statement said just ahead of the scheduled signing ceremony in presence of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the UK on Thursday to sign the landmark UK-India trade deal, which will boost bilateral trade by £25.5bn every year, as per an official statement from the British High Commission.
Two months after India and United Kingdom concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the two countries are poised to sign the mutually beneficial landmark trade pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to UK beginning on Wednesday.
"Leaving for the UK, a country with which our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has achieved significant momentum in the last few years. I look forward to my talks with PM Keir Starmer and my meeting with His Majesty King Charles III," Modi said in a post on X after his departure.
"The free trade agreement ...essentially the substantive negotiations finished on the 6th of May. The scrubbing work is underway. It would, of course, not be proper for me to speculate about when it will be signed, but the important point is that the text must be completely ready for it to b
India-UK relationship will be significantly boosted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit beginning Wednesday, with the relationship poised to move to the next level through progress in areas such as trade, technology and defence, Vikram Doraiswami, India's High Commissioner to the
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