After three years of on-off negotiations, the UK and India have agreed a trade deal which will make it easier for UK firms to export whisky, cars and other products to India, and cut taxes on India’s clothing and footwear exports, the BBC reports.
The deal does not include any change in immigration policy, including towards Indian students studying in the UK, the British government said.
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the benefits for UK businesses and consumers were “massive”.
Last year trade between the UK and India totaled £41bn and was already forecast to grow, but the government said the deal would boost that trade by an additional £25.5bn a year by 2040.
