Jaishankar, during his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, noted the positive momentum in the India-UK relations, particularly with the resumption of Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
To achieve this, both leaders have decided to designate senior representatives to advance the negotiations. This move demonstrates their commitment to strengthening trade ties and promoting economic cooperation between the two nations.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed optimism about India-US trade ties, emphasizing the need for India's agricultural trade to open up amid US President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, including India.
In his speech on "India's view of the world" at University College Dublin on Friday, Jaishankar recalled European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's recent visit to India along with 21 Commissioners. He noted that India and the EU have been negotiating for a free trade agreement
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen concluded her visit to India today, discussing multiple issues concerning both the regions, deciding to conclude the talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of the year.
In his joint press statement following his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, PM Modi said that many decisions have been taken to elevate and accelerate partnership between India and the EU.
Apart from the ongoing negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the EU, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and the bloc's commitment to decoupling from Russian energy imports are set to be the focus during the visit.
"This is the first visit of the college outside of Europe. It is always a little bit of a symbolic visit, in the sense that we tend to go to a strategically important and relevant place in the first mandate of President von der Leyen. Now we have actually a college to government meeting, a m
The visit includes two days of discussions with India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, and his team, aimed at reviving the stalled trade deal and deepening economic ties between the two nations.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the revival of Free Trade Agreement negotiations between India and United Kingdom and shared a selfie of him with Britain's Secretary of State Jonathan Reynolds and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
The Free Trade Agreement talks between India and the United Kingdom (UK), which are set to resume, will be pathbreaking and help the trade to grow 2 to 3 times in a decade, said Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, on Monday.
The two sides have agreed to resume negotiations towards a balanced, mutually beneficial and a forward-looking deal that delivers mutual growth and builds on the strengths of two complementary economies.