The House of Lords International Agreements Committee has opened an inquiry this week into the impacts and implications of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Britain in July. The cross-party panel, which includes British Indian Conservative peer Baroness Sandy Verma, is seeking evidence from experts and stakeholders…
New Delhi: The United Kingdom is turning out to be a bright spot for Indian students especially after the Indian-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), and also with the US stiffening its stance on immigration, visa policy and now doubling of tariffs. Study abroad consultants told ET that in the coming months the number of Indian…
India and the UK signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 24, which is expected to revitalise India’s textile sector by providing a much-needed level playing field with competitors such as Bangladesh, Vietnam and Pakistan. The trade deal removes the tariff on textile imports from India, enhancing competitiveness for a sector that…
On July 24, 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed the landmark India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), aimed at strengthening the economic and strategic partnership between the two countries. This long-awaited agreement is expected to enhance bilateral trade, which reached $20.5 billion in 2024, by removing barriers, facilitating investment,…
India and the UK signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the aim of doubling imports and exports to more than $100 billion by 2030 from $56 billion now, marking the first of several key accords the Narendra Modi government expects to reach amid global upheaval sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs….
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement has introduced a ‘co-equal’ rule or product-specific origin norm to offer greater flexibility to certain goods such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, paints, essential oils and iron & steel. The rule will allow a producer of a good to meet any of the criteria of origin to claim benefit under…
India and the UK are expected to sign the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) next week, a pact which aims to boost trade and investment between the two countries, an official said. The two countries announced the conclusion of the negotiations on May 6. It will remove taxes on the export of labour-intensive products such as…
As Indian wealth continues to expand globally, high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) are seeking jurisdictions that offer long-term security, diversified investment opportunities, and family legacy solutions. The United Kingdom, long regarded as a global financial and wealth management hub and a second home for many Indian HNIs, continues to attract Indian families looking for credible and structured…
In the midst of US tariff tensions, India and the UK signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on May 6, 2025, following 15 rounds of negotiations spanning over three years. The deal is expected to ease regulations and strengthen economic ties between the world’s fifth and sixth-largest economies. “The FTA ensures comprehensive market access for…
India has protected the interest of its generic pharma industry by keeping out data exclusivity provisions from the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK. This is the second FTA in recent times where data exclusivity is not part of the trade agreement. The UK was pushing for inclusion of Data Exclusivity provisions in the…