Speaking to reporters on his flight to Mumbai, Starmer, with over 100 entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, and university vice-chancellors on a trip to promote the “historic” India-UK trade deal, said that relaxing visa rules for India was “not part of the plans”, adding that no business leader on the trip had raised the issue of visas….
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be visiting India from Wednesday (October 8, 2025), the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Saturday (October 4). The visit, on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “will…
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…
In FY2025, India imported $8.6 billion worth of goods from the United Kingdom. And with it came thousands of crores of rupees in customs revenue. Now, with the latest free trade agreement with the UK, thinktank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) estimates that India would lose out on at least ₹4,060 crore in customs revenue…
Companies from the UK will be able to offer services in sectors such as telecom, and construction in India without setting up a local presence, under the free trade agreement signed between the two countries. The British firms will be treated on par with Indian firms. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed…
New Delhi: Only about a fourth of the UK’s exports by value will enjoy immediate duty-free access to the Indian market, while most of the sensitive sectors have been protected, the government said on Friday. Briefing the media on Friday, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said product-specific rules of origin have been put in place. These…
India has rushed to allay concerns over the opening up of government procurement (GP) to British firms under the free trade agreement (FTA) signed in the presence of PM Modi and British premier Starmer in London on Thursday. Since the announcement of a deal in May and the formal signing this week, several quarters have…
India-UK Trade Deal (AI image) India-UK free trade deal: In a historic step, the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) was signed in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer. The trade deal which was agreed upon in May this year, was signed on Thursday during PM Modi’s visit to the United…
We take a look at how India and Indians stand to benefit from the free trade agreement with the UK. (AI image) India-UK free trade deal: The landmark India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) was signed on Thursday in the United Kingdom in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer. India stands…
The following are the highlights of the India-UK free trade agreement signed on Thursday. It is officially called CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). Agri: * India to get duty-free access in several agri goods in the UK, such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, turmeric, pepper, cardamom, and processed goods like ready-to-eat food, mango pulp, pickles,…