Historic Day For India-UK Relations: PM Modi On Free Trade Deal

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India and the UK on Thursday inked a landmark free trade pact that will increase market access, cut tariffs on British whisky and cars among other items and double bilateral trade by 2030 as the two strategic partners vowed to chart a new growth path amid growing global concerns over Washington's trade policies.

Today is a historic day in India-UK relations, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who witnessed the signing of the trade pact along with his British counterpart Keir Starmer.

After many years of hard work, a comprehensive economic and trade agreement has been inked between India and the UK, he noted, with Starmer by his side at Chequers, the country residence of the British PM. The two leaders held a tete-a-tete before holding serious talks.