UK and India to resume stalled free trade talks

Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leaders met at the G20 summit in Brazil.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who took power in London in July, hailed his meeting with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi as “very productive” and vowed that a trade pact with Delhi would boost UK growth.

“A new trade deal will support jobs and prosperity in the UK — and represent a step forward in our mission to deliver growth and opportunity...