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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Namita Singh

India looks to speed up trade deal talks with UK as Trump tariffs kick in

India hopes to sign a free trade agreement with the UK “sooner rather than later” as the two nations intensify negotiations amid growing global economic instability sparked by Donald Trump’s imposition of near-worldwide tariffs.

Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, said on a visit to London that New Delhi was actively pursuing bilateral trade pacts in response to a shifting and fragmenting global order.

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