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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Tariffs driving India to strike trade deals, finance minister says ahead of UK talks

Pedestrians pass the stock market index screen outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai
Pedestrians pass the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai, India, on 3 April after Trump announced his tariff plans. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

India is seeking to strike more trade deals with other countries at a time of “global uncertainty”, its finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said before talks with the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves.

Sitharaman, who serves as finance and corporate affairs minister in Narendra Modi’s government, said she was hopeful the UK and India would finalise a free trade deal “sooner rather than later”.

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