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External affairs minister S Jaishankar, currently on a trip to the UK, has said that India and the UK are focusing on a free trade agreement (FTA) and hoped the two sides will find a "landing point" that works for both...
In common sense, it's called FTA and that is today very much the focus of what the Indian and British systems are negotiating and where we hope that we will find a landing point which will work for both of us," Jaishankar said at an event in London on Monday.. India and the UK have been negotiating an FTA since January last year to enhance bilateral trading ties...
Speaking to the Indian community at the Diwali reception in London on Monday, Jaishankar talked about his meetings with foreign secretary David Cameron, defence secretary Grant Shapps and home secretary James Cleverly...
I also, of course, met the home secretary, recently appointed foreign secretary and he has been a pillar of strength for the relationship in his previous job..
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