Lord Ahmad�s Indian states strategy aims to boost economic ties

Eastern Eye24 Jan, 2024News

Separately, negotiations continue for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the UK and India. Meanwhile, the British government is being pragmatic and making direct approaches to a number of Indian states. Before he met Eastern Eye in his office at the FCDO, Ahmad summed up what he had achieved recently in India in a message on X, formerly Twitter: ?Over a 3 day visit to India, I visited 2 states, signed 23 MoUs [Memorandum of Understanding] between the UK and India, gave 5 speeches, 4 TV interviews and had over 30 meetings with state and federal leaders.