Proposed India-UK FTA, its politics, and why the UK may benefit more

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar discussed the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary David Cameron this week. On Monday, Jaishankar said in London that the FTA was “very much the focus of what the Indian and British systems are negotiating, and we hope that we will find a landing point that works for both…”, PTI reported. When signed, the India-UK FTA will serve as a template for an agreement with India’s second-largest trade partner, the European Union (EU). Breaking from the look east policy for trade deals under the UPA that saw...