Eager To Secure Trade Deal With India: UK's Suella Braverman

Amid the recent controversy, British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said the United Kingdom (UK) is keen to seal a trade deal with India to enhance the economies of both nations.

While addressing a Diwali event organised by UK-based India Global Forum (IGF) in London, Braverman she also said that the UK is out of Brexit and has no Eurocentric mindset towards trade or visas.

Recently, Braverman said she had "concerns'' about the deal as it will increase the migration to Britain and Indians represented the largest group of visa overstayers. 

However, in an apparent move to override her recent controversial remark, she added that British villages, cities and towns have been “profoundly enriched by immigration from India.

Meanwhile, in August, India's Ministry of Commerce and  Industry in a statement said that India and UK concluded the fifth round of talks for the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA).

“Indian and UK officials will continue to work intensively throughout the summer towards our target to conclude the majority of talks on a comprehensive and balanced free trade agreement by the end of October 2022,” the statement read.

(With PTI inputs)