After the ink of the long -awaited free trade agreement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared sincere moments with his British counterpart Keir Starmer. Modi, who often stressed that he was a tea seller at the beginning of his life, was seen that he enjoyed a cup of tea for a lady. “Chai Pe Charcha with PM Keir Starmer in Checkers … Cooking stronger bindings in India-UK,” he wrote Modi, sharing two pictures on the X. “Chai Pe Charcha” preceded official essential interviews between two premieres.
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In the pictures, a young man dressed in a traditional Indian court can see how the tea pour out from the kettle into the paper cup marked “Masala Chai”. Modi and PM Starmer are seen from behind and watch the tea served. Modi is in its signature white courts with a sleeveless jacket, while Starmer is in a formal suit.
India UK Agreement on free trade FTA
FTA, signed in the presence of Trade Minister Piyush Goyal and British Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds, along with Prime Minister Modi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer- will strengthen bilateral trade by about $ 34 billion a year.
Prime Minister Modi, who called it the “historical day” for India-UK relationships, said that the agreement would bring significant advantages to Indian youth, farmers, fishermen and small and medium enterprises.
India protected the interest of domestic farmers by excluding dairy products, edible oils and apples in FTA, while ensuring zero duties for 95 % of agriculture and processed food.
A complete list of products that will now have zero duty
Processed food – mango pulp, cucumbers and impulses, fruit, cereals, spices
Turmeric, pepper, cardamom
Naval products – shrimp and tuna, fish meal and feed
It is also expected that British exporters will obtain from an agreement, noting officials that the simplification of the British companies to sell whiskey, cars and other products on the Indian market, extending the scope of bilateral trade.
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