Commerce and Industry Minister of India, Piyush Goyal hold a virtual meeting with his UK counterpart, Liz Truss, on September 13, 2021. During the meeting, both the ministers agreed on the next steps to launch negotiations for UK-India trade agreement.

• According to UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT), talks between both the ministers were focussed on the scope & ambition for a UK-India free trade agreement (FTA) in the backdrop of UK’s formal consultation process ahead of the negotiations on August 31.
• Ministers also discussed the findings from the consultation and agreed on the steps for the launch of negotiations in 2021 itself.
• They also discussed the steps for the start of a series of trade working groups from September.
• Newly established Enhanced Trade Partnership was also discussed and they confirmed their commitment for timely implementation of the market access package.