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India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

The India-UK CETA, signed in July 2025 after over a decade of negotiations, is a comprehensive free trade agreement covering goods, services, investment, intellectual property, and government procurement. It is one of India's most significant trade agreements, given the UK's position as the 6th largest economy and a major destination for Indian services exports.

Key details

Negotiations launched in January 2022; concluded in July 2025 after 14 rounds of negotiations
The deal covers tariff reduction on goods, market access for services (particularly IT/ITES, nursing, and professional services), investment protection, and digital trade provisions
India is the UK's 12th largest trading partner; bilateral trade was approximately $40 billion in 2024-25
The UK has the third-largest Indian diaspora globally (approximately 1.8 million people of Indian origin)
The CETA is expected to increase bilateral trade by up to $28 billion per year by 2035
Key Indian gains: enhanced market access for textiles, leather, gems and jewellery, and agricultural products; services mobility provisions for Indian professionals

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