CETA opened new avenues of India, UK synergy: PM

Amidst current global instability, this year has been a year of stability for the India-UK relationship, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told corporate honchos from the two countries on Thursday in Mumbai while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called his two-day India visit as “historic” and “productive”.

- Rajeev Jayaswal

Jointly addressing a gathering of CEOs from both countries, Modi said the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) signed in July “is not just a trade agreement, but a roadmap for shared progress, shared pros perity, and shared people” between the world’s two largest economies.

Speaking at the occasion, Starmer said since the two part ners signed the FTA, “We've seen a 6 billion-pound boost in trade and investment and it would go fur ther” after the CETA is formally operationalized. He called his two day Mumbai visit “a celebration of the UK and India partnership.”