India-UK Free Trade Agreement Likely in 2025, Vision 2035 Roadmap Unveiled

The long-awaited Free Trade Agreement between India and the UK has been in the pipeline for the last four years and may materialize in 2025. As reported in _The UK Parliament,_ Starmer said in Parliament, "India is a rising power in the international arena and set to become the third-largest economy in 2028."

The British PM also stated that a "Vision 2035" agreement was also agreed to reinvigorate bilateral relations beyond trade and investment. Negotiations regarding the FTA dominated headlines for much of the year. Both sides appeared committed to the agreement, and the formal signing took place during PM Narendra Modi's visit to the UK in July. Following bilateral discussions with Modi, British PM Keir Starmer said, "We have reached a historic agreement with India, the world's fastest-growing economy." He also accepted an invitation to visit India in October with the largest-ever British business delegation.

The ambitious “10-year India-UK Vision 2035” roadmap for both countries, aiming to achieve shared goals in the future, is also being launched in the year 2025. The increasing UK education sector in India would also yield fruitful results in the next year. Nine UK universities are also set to finalize foreign campuses in India.