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India-UK trade pact: A new paradigm for the digital economy Vivan Sharan , Ajai Garg
20-May-2025 Mint
The free trade agreement between New Delhi and London marks India’s turn from defensive caution to strategic ambition as it seeks to shape the digital economy’s rules.
The new UK-EU deal at a glance
20-May-2025 BBC
The UK and the EU have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence.
’Breakthrough’ in last-minute EU-UK talks before summit
19-May-2025 BBC
Negotiations to reset the UK’s post-Brexit relations reached a "breakthrough" last night, No 10 sources said, as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to meet EU leaders at a summit in London.
General terms for the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Prosperity Deal
16-May-2025 UK Government
This document serves to define the general terms for the US-UK trade deal.
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef not crucial to UK trade deal, US suggests
14-May-2025 The Guardian
US agriculture secretary says country is moving away from both methods of production, illegal in UK and EU.
US-UK trade deal imposes conditions on ownership of British steel plants
14-May-2025 The Guardian
Trump administration understood to have pushed for requirements to be attached to deal in effort to freeze out Chinese steel.
India keeps data exclusivity out of UK FTA to protect local drug makers
13-May-2025 Financial Express
India safeguards its $25B generic drug industry by excluding data exclusivity from the UK FTA, ensuring affordable drug access and faster generic launches.
FTAs: It is time for India to pause and reassess its trade strategy
13-May-2025 Business Standard
India risks trading away not only tariffs but also its economic autonomy. It’s time to pause and reconsider the FTA playbook before the damage becomes irreversible.
Democracy sidelined in UK-US trade deal
12-May-2025 Trade Justice Movement
The announcement of the new UK-US trade agreement raises serious concerns about the lack of democratic scrutiny surrounding the deal.
What is in the UK-US tariff deal?
10-May-2025 BBC
It is only the bare bones of a narrow agreement, there will be months of negotiations and legal paperwork to follow.
Türkiye, UK to begin free trade agreement renewal talks in July: Trade Minister
10-May-2025 Türkiye Today
The first round of negotiations to modernize the free trade agreement between Türkiye and the United Kingdom is scheduled to begin in July, Türkiye’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat announced.
A trade deal with the US could spell disaster for the UK
7-May-2025 PoliticsHome
As the spectre of Donald Trump’s tariffs looms over British exports, Labour confronts a stark choice: in its mission to secure tariff relief, what is the government willing to surrender?
Farmers protest UK trade deal saying it’s a threat to agriculture and MSMEs
7-May-2025 The Hindu
Samyukt Kisan Morcha, allied unions allege pact enables ‘economic imperialism’, bypasses Parliamentary scrutiny, and endangers national interests.
What’s in the UK-India trade deal?
7-May-2025 Reuters
Britain and India clinched a long-coveted free trade pact after tariff turmoil sparked by US President Donald Trump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to increase their trade in whisky, cars and food.
India clinches free trade deal with UK
7-May-2025 Hindustan Times
India and the UK on Tuesday clinched a free trade agreement that will boost Indian exports of textiles, leather and engineering goods and cut levies on British whisky, automobiles and medical devices.
UK-India treaty with ‘corporate courts’ shows a government “at odds with the times”, campaigners say
6-May-2025 Global Justice Now
Campaigners warn new deal could pose threats to climate action and medicine prices; claims of hypocrisy after UK withdrew from a similar deal last year.
Trump film tariffs to be part of UK-US trade talks
6-May-2025 BBC
Film tariffs are set to form part of trade negotiations between the UK and US after Donald Trump threatened to apply a 100% charge against movies made in foreign countries.
Sunset clause in BIT, data localisation, UK’s new carbon tax may delay FTA with India: Sources
5-May-2025 CNBC TV18
The Indian industry is demanding greater access for its skilled professionals from IT, ITeS and healthcare sectors in the British market, apart from market access for several goods at zero customs duty.
UK-India investment treaty lets companies sue government, sources say
5-May-2025 The Straits Times
An investment treaty between Britain and India will contain a provision that allows companies to sue either government if they believe policy changes unfairly harm their investment or profits.
Mixed ruling in UK-EU fishing dispute as Britain seeks Brexit reset
5-May-2025 The Straits Times
Arbitrators asked to settle a dispute between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit fishing rights have given a mixed ruling, the Permanent Court of Arbitration said.