New Delhi, May 12 -- The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), concluded in May 2025, marks a major step in strengthening economic ties between the two countries.

Touted as India's most comprehensive trade pact to date and among the UK's most significant post-Brexit deals, the agreement supports India's vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047 and its goal of achieving $2 trillion in exports by 2030. Bilateral trade, currently around $60 billion annually, is expected to double by the end of the decade.

Under the FTA, India will reduce import duties on 90% of tariff lines-85% of which will become fully duty-free over ten years-while 99% of Indian exports will gain duty-free access to the UK. The deal unlocks opportunities for Indian industries suc...