{"id":484014,"date":"2025-10-08T22:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484014\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T22:06:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T22:06:16","slug":"india-uk-trade-deal-starmer-wants-fta-implementation-as-soon-as-humanly-possible-biggest-deal-since-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/484014\/","title":{"rendered":"India-UK trade deal: Starmer wants FTA implementation as soon as ‘humanly possible’! Biggest deal since Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UK British PM Keir Starmer wants the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) agreement between India and UK to be implemented as soon as \u201chumanly possible.\u201dSpeaking with delegates in Mumbai, Starmer described the deal as a major opening for both countries saying that it provides huge opportunities.The PM also mentioned that he had instructed his team to ensure the deal is implemented \u201cas quickly as humanly possible\u201d adding that the agreement represents Britain\u2019s largest post-Brexit trade achievement so far. \u201cI think the opportunities are already opening up… Our job is to make it easier for you to seize the opportunities,\u201d he told business leaders, as cited by Reuters.\u2018Story does not stop there\u2019Starmer also called the FTA a \u201claunchpad\u201d for future economic cooperation. \u201cWe signed a major trade deal with India in July\u2014the best secured by any country\u2014but the story doesn\u2019t stop there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a piece of paper, it\u2019s a launchpad for growth. With India set to be the third biggest economy in the world by 2028, and trade with them about to become quicker and cheaper, the opportunities waiting to be seized are unparalleled,\u201d PTI quoted the British PM.He added that India\u2019s economic expansion would also benefit the UK. \u201cGrowth in India means more choice, stability and jobs at home for the British people,\u201d he said.India-UK FTAThe India-UK FTA was signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a>\u2019s visit to London, earlier in July. It aims to reduce tariffs on products such as textiles, cars, and Scotch whisky, and open wider access to both markets. Under the deal, India\u2019s average tariffs on British goods will drop from 15% to 3%, helping UK companies sell items like cosmetics, cars, soft drinks, and medical devices more easily in India.The biggest boost is expected for whisky producers, with duties falling from 150% to 75% immediately, and then to 40% over the next ten years. This reduction is likely to give British whisky brands a stronger position internationally.Agreement conclusionThe agreement was concluded in May after three years of on-and-off discussions, which sped up because of growing global trade tensions due to US tariffs, Reuters reported. Economists say the pact between the world\u2019s fifth- and sixth-largest economies could increase trade by about \u00a325.5 billion ($34 billion) by 2040. UK officials have described this figure as a starting point, with potential for much more growth.UK PM visits IndiaStarmer arrived in India on Tuesday with a high-level delegation of more than 125 business, cultural, and academic leaders, including senior figures from Rolls-Royce, British Telecom, Diageo, London Stock Exchange, and British Airways to ensure that they make the most of the landmark trade deal, PTI reported.He will be meeting PM Modi on Thursday as part of his visit. He also visited the Yash Raj Studios after meeting the delegates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"British PM Keir Starmer wants the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) agreement between India and UK to be implemented…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,5325,4884,31938,807,22817,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-484014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-free-trade-agreement","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-india-uk-trade-deal","17":"tag-keir-starmer","18":"tag-narendra-modi","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115340823200782133","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}