A trade agreement between the UK and India would lower tariffs on India’s exports of apparel and footwear while facilitating the export of whisky, automobiles, and other goods by UK companies to India.
The British government said that no changes to immigration laws, particularly those pertaining to Indian students studying in the UK, were included in the “landmark” deal, which took three years to negotiate. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the agreement will “deliver for British people and business” and strengthen the economy.
The government said that the agreement will increase commerce between the UK and India by an additional £25.5 billion year by 2040, on top of the £42.6 billion that was already predicted to expand last year.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, called the deal “ambitious and mutually beneficial” and a historic milestone in a post on the social networking site X. He claimed that the agreement will “catalyse trade, investment, growth, job creation, and innovation in both our economies.”
According to the Department for Business and Trade, UK consumers would probably gain from the lower tariffs on products entering the nation from India once it takes effect, which might take up to a year.
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