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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UK and India sign a 'landmark' trade agreement after years of tough negotiations

Britain Politics - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Britain and India announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a long-stalled free trade agreement that will slash tariffs on Scotch whisky and scores of other products. The deal comes more than three years after negotiations started — and stalled — under a previous British government.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X that the deal was “ambitious and mutually beneficial.”

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