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India-UK Resume Trade Talks; Tariff, Business Visa Key Issues

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February 25, 2025

COMMERCE minister Piyush Goyal on Monday clarified that the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom would only consider the issue of business visas and not discuss immigration.

- DIPAK MONDAL @ New Delhi

COMMERCE minister Piyush Goyal on Monday clarified that the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom would only consider the issue of business visas and not discuss immigration. He said nowhere in the world immigrations are part of the trade negotiations. Goyal was responding to a media query after the resumption of free trade talks with the UK on Monday.

"They are two (immigration and free trade negotiations) are two different subjects and India has never discussed immigration in any free trade negotiations," Goyal said.

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