India-UK FTA: Pending issues to be solved post Britain's general elections

The outstanding issues with regard to the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK will be taken up after the general elections in Britain, a senior government official said on Friday. The issues which need to be ironed out include duties in sectors like electric vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and services. "The outstanding issues to seal the deal will be resolved once the general elections in the UK are over," Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce L Satya Srinivas told reporters here. The UK's general election will be held on July 4. India and the UK launched talks for an FTA in January 2022 to boost economic ties between the two nations. There are 26 chapters in the agreement, which include goods, services, investments and intellectual property rights. The bilateral trade between India and the UK increased to USD 21.34 billion in 2023-24 from 20.36 billion in 2022-23. On the India-EU trade pact, Srinivas said that the eighth round of talks is .