FTA or not, British firms will continue to invest in India: UKIBC CEO Heald

But transparency, predictability of policies and ease of doing business need to improve further at ground level, he says

India is keen to begin talks on a free trade agreement with the European Union, with a separate offer for the biggest component of that relationship till now - Great Britain. But British businesses, already employing 800,000 people in India, would rather prefer internal reforms like ease of doing business, Richard Heald, Group CEO, UK-India Business Council tells Subhayan Chakraborty. He adds that technology will drive forward India's investments in Britain, the third-highest among all nations in the post-Brexit era.

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