- The free trade agreement (FTA) talks between India and the UK are “progressing well” and a deal that works for both sides is more important than the date when it is signed, Britain’s Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands said with reference to the now abandoned Diwali deadline for a draft India-UK FTA.
- He said his boss, Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch, is continuing regular dialogue with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to build an “even warmer and more productive relationship” with a focus on quality over speed.
- “As my boss, the Trade Secretary [Badenoch], likes to say, it’s the deal that’s more important than the date when it comes to delivering for businesses and consumers in both our countries,” Hands said.
