NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed on Thursday a long-awaited free trade agreement with the UK, which will see tariffs cut on goods and increase market access for both countries. Modi arrived in London on Wednesday evening to meet his British counterpart Keir Starmer and witness the official signing of the deal by India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds in the Great Hall of Chequers in Aylesbury. “This agreement is not merely an economic partnership, but a plan for shared prosperity.

Prime minister and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to put their signatures on a trade deal

The free trade deal is expected to cut tariffs on goods and increase market access for both countries.