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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Heather Stewart in Delhi

India and UK to press ahead with talks on free trade deal

Boris Johnson (left) and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, shake hands after a joint press briefing following their meeting in New Delhi
Boris Johnson (left) and India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, shake hands after a media briefing following their meeting in New Delhi on Friday. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty

India and the UK will press ahead with talks on a bilateral free trade agreement, Boris Johnson and the Indian premier, Narendra Modi, have said, after the UK made clear it was willing to make immigration part of any deal.

The pair appeared to differ on how rapidly an agreement could be made – Johnson suggested it could be ready by the festival of Diwali in late October, but Modi pointed to the end of the year.

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