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British Panel Scrutinises Impact of FTA with India

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September 13, 2025

A BRITISH PARLIAMENT panel will scrutinise the impacts and implications of the UK-India free trade agreement (FTA), concluded during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in July, as it opened an inquiry this week.

- ADITI KHANNA

The cross-party panel of the House of Lords International Agreements Committee, which includes British Indian Conservative peer Baroness Sandy Verma, is seeking evidence from experts and stakeholders as part of the parliamentary process before the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) can come into effect.

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