India-UK To Discuss 6th Round Of Talks On Free Trade Agreement From Today As per the recent news, UK trade secretary Kemi Badenoch will arrive in New Delhi today December 12th to conduct her first in-person meeting with Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal over UK-India free trade agreement (FTA). These two Indian and British negotiators are going to sit down and continue the sixth round of negotiations for a free trade agreement. The new round signifies the first formal arrangement between the India-UK negotiating teams since July and the first since Rishi Sunak assumed control as British Prime Minister. Remarking the International trade minister Kemi Badenoch, performing the negotiations for the UK, the UK high commission stated, “Badenoch will encounter her counterpart commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal face to face for the first time.” Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April announced an aspiring target to agree on an FTA with India by Diwali in October. But with his resignation in July and the political mess in the UK, the deadline was missed. New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated his commitment to initiating a deal with India without compromising on quality for speed, as per reports. Read more: https://www.emeriobanque.com/news/india-uk-to-discuss-free-trade-agreement-from-today #UKIndiafreetradeagreement #freetradeagreement #financial #UKIndiatrade #InternationalTrade