India and the UK are finalising a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Why it is important for India? India-UK FTA will be critical for India at a time when the country has walked out of key FTAs such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP). India has rolled out an aggressive Atmanirbhar Bharat plan, which aims to make it …
The United Kingdom(UK) has released a document laying out its post-Brexit foreign and defence policy priorities. What are the key features of the Post-Brexit Foreign Policy? Expand Influence in Indo-Pacific: The document calls Indo-Pacific the geopolitical centre of the world. The document says that the UK is planning to expand its influence among the Indo-Pacific …
Facts: Mutual trade has declined. Bilateral trade at $14 billion falls far short of their $30 billion goal announced in 2010 After Brexit India and UK held talks on the possibility of inking a separate U.K.-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) A lack of trust permeates the bilateral relationship between Britain and India : Britain’s former …