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I joined India’s NDTV on Tuesday to analyze the signature of a UK-India free trade agreement.
I explain why each country needed the pact: the UK to come out of its Brexit-imposed economic isolation and India to boost its profile as a rising global power.
I discuss the obstacles that had held up the deal, notably the objection of right-wingers in the UK to the entry of Indian workers, students, and other immigrants. And I highlight the catalyst for the completion of the pact: Donald Trump and his damaging tariffs.
Watch from 8:25:
#IndiaGlobal | Britain and India clinched a free trade pact after tariff turmoil sparked by US President Trump forced the two sides to hasten efforts to increase their trade in whisky, cars and food
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