Key Points
There is a "huge" progress in the talks between India and the UK on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and New Delhi is looking to resolve the pending issues during high level meetings scheduled this month between the two countries, a top official said on Monday..
The 12th round of talks between the countries are in progress here.. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said the 11th round of talks in London was "very intense" and many issues got closed...
The UK team is coming to India during the Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) meeting (in Jaipur) and we are hoping that we would be closing those remaining issues...
One section of the UK team is already here in the national capital and the remaining officials are coming from August 16.. The UK trade minister and DG Trade, counterpart of India's commerce secretary, will be here this month for the talks and TIWG meeting...
The main issues which could come up for discussions in this round include investment treaty, reduction of duties on auto and whiskey, rules of origin, intellectual property rights and matters pertaining to services...
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