A shift in mindset: India-UK trade deal paves way for those with EU, US

The question is how much this shift in mindset can be applied now to other trading partners, particularly the European Union (EU)

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United Kingdom (UK) last week, India and the UK finalised and signed a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, which appears to be the most expansive trade deal that India has agreed to in recent years. A free-trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries has been under discussion for some years now.  Negotiations were formally launched in January 2022; then UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had hoped to have it “done by Diwali” that year. But in fact, informal discussions had been going on since even before Britain voted to leave the European