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India: UK is on a charm offensive to win a free-trade deal – will it work?

  • Written by Sangeeta Khorana, Professor of Economics, Bournemouth University
India: UK is on a charm offensive to win a free-trade deal – will it work?Bilateral talks are at an early stage. Sylwia Bartyzel, CC BY-SA

At a time when so little international business is face to face because of the pandemic, the UK is flying ministers to India to lay the groundwork for a deal on free trade.

In a sign of the importance that the UK attaches to reaching what is being described as an “enhanced trade...