What Impact Will Keir Starmer's Win Have On India-UK Free Trade Deal
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Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader set to be the UK's new Prime Minister, has constantly maintained that he wants to maintain good ties with the Narendra Modi administration.
India and the UK have also been working towards clinching a pact to enhance the 38.1 billion pounds bilateral trading partnership but with India's phased general election followed by Britain's, the negotiations remain stalled. With both the elections done, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks, which have been going on for two years, are expected to resume.
Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader set to be the UK's new Prime Minister, has constantly maintained that he wants to maintain good ties with the Narendra Modi administration, marking a departure from past policies under Jeremy Corbyn.
"We are confident that we have cleansed our ranks of any members with extremist views on India," Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds had said days ahead of the elections.
