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NEW DELHI: India and the UK free trade agreement is expected to be implemented from mid-April this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. The pact needs approval from the UK parliament before it is implemented. Goyal said that it will be the fastest agreement to be approved by the UK parliament….
The India-UK free trade agreement signed in July last year is expected to be implemented from April 2026, a government official said.India and the United Kingdom signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on July 24, 2025, under which 99 per cent of Indian exports will enter the British market at zero duty, while…
PM Modi, Keir Starmer address India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer, who is on visit to India, addresses the India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai on Thursday, talking about market access, bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two nations with target of doubling trade by…
Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi (AP image) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer on Thursday on the sidelines of Starmer’s first official visit to India. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in critical minerals, a key area for the global energy transition and emerging technologies.Following the talks, PM Modi…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between India and the UK, saying the pact will bring significant advantages for both businesses and consumers.In a joint statement with UK PM Keir Starmer, PM Modi said, “With this Agreement, (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), the import cost between the…
British PM Keir Starmer wants the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) agreement between India and UK to be implemented as soon as “humanly possible.”Speaking with delegates in Mumbai, Starmer described the deal as a major opening for both countries saying that it provides huge opportunities.The PM also mentioned that he had instructed his team to ensure…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday for his first visit to India as PM. A major focus of the trip is the Scotch whisky industry, seen as a “big winner” of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the UK government expects will boost the Scottish economy by 190 million pounds…
NEW DELHI: UK PM Keir Starmer will travel to Mumbai on October 8-9 for his first official visit to India. Starmer will be in Mumbai to address the 6th edition of the Global Fintech Fest along with counterpart Narendra Modi and both leaders will also have a bilateral meeting there in which they will review…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer during a meeting at Chequers Estate, in UK. (Pic credit: AP) NEW DELHI: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit India on October 8-9 at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation, ministry of external affairs said on Saturday. This will be Prime Minister Starmer’s first official…
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue restored in London (Image/X@HCI_London) On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti and the International Day of Non-Violence, the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square in central London, which was vandalised earlier this week, has been fully restored.Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, paid tribute to the statue on Thursday, saying, “It…
