British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his ministers that negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with India were “in progress” and that the country would only agree to deals that were in Britain’s interests. Sunak made the statement before arriving on his first visit to India as British Prime Minister to attend the G20 world leaders’ summit in New Delhi this weekend. Sunak updated his ministers on trade talks at a cabinet meeting.
So far 12 rounds of talks have been held in this regard.
Sunak described India as Britain’s “indispensable partner” in all areas of bilateral cooperation. He said he was keen to further strengthen the relationship. According to a statement issued by Downing Street (the Prime Minister’s residence) at the Cabinet meeting, he said that negotiations on a free trade agreement were ongoing and that he would only agree to an approach that was in the interests of Britain as a whole. to be.”
According to the statement, “The Prime Minister said that India is Britain’s indispensable partner economically and in meeting the global challenges facing all democracies. We must now strengthen the UK-India relationship.