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UK envoys are due in New Delhi this week as the two countries seek to bring almost two years of trade negotiations to a conclusion, people familiar with the matter said...
A team of 30 UK officials including Director General for trade negotiations Amanda Brooks will head to the Indian capital to thrash out remaining issues as part of their 13th round of talks, officials from the UK and India said, requesting anonymity because a deal isnt yet sealed...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would be able to hold the deal up as a benefit of Brexit, and for India, it would be a boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he gears up for an election next year...
Sunak and Modi must now make a political call on pending issues, one person said.. With almost all outstanding sensitive issues resolved, Modi was due Monday to meet his own team to take a call on concluding a deal, the person said..
We will only sign a deal that is fair, balanced and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy, the department said.. Modi and Sunak are pushing to double bilateral trade by 2030 through a pact that slashes tariffs and increases market access..
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