UK, India Hope to Work Toward FTA

The United Kingdom and India agreed to an “enhanced” trade relationship that could lead to a comprehensive free trade deal, the U.K.’s Department for International Trade said July 24. The two sides agreed to work toward removing a range of trade barriers, including U.K. export restrictions on pears and apples. The U.K. said it hopes to remove Indian trade barriers on the food, healthcare, information technology and chemicals sectors. “At this stage we want to keep all options on the table,” U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement, “including the possibility of a free trade agreement at some point in the future.”