Great potential for development in the Indo-Pacific region, doing FTA with India – said British Prime Minister Sunak

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (AP)

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister Rishi Sunak) with India as part of a plan to focus more on strengthening ties with the Indo-Pacific region. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) reiterated our country’s commitment. Sunak, an Indian-origin leader, has been serving as chief minister since taking over as prime minister last month. foreign policy Dr. spoke for the first time on Monday night.

At this time, Rishi Sunak resolved to act differently in the context of China. China is posing a systemic challenge to Britain’s values ​​and interests, he said. British Prime Minister Sunak said, “Before joining politics, I invested in businesses around the world and the opportunities in the Indo-Pacific are very good.”

‘Indo-Pacific region contributes more than half of global growth’

Talking about the importance of the Indo-Pacific region, he said, “By 2050, the Indo-Pacific will account for more than half of global growth, while Europe and North America will account for only a quarter, so we are calling for We also have CPTPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership for Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement), new FTA with India and an agreement with Indonesia.

PM Sunak said, “Like many others, my grandparents came to Britain from East Africa and the Indian subcontinent and settled here. In recent years, we have welcomed thousands of people from Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Ukraine. Our country stands for its values ​​and defends democracy not only in words but also in deeds.

In the past, Sunak also said that our government is committed to expeditiously work on an FTA with India. He reviewed progress on the FTA during his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, after taking office at 10 Downing Street, he told the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament. The session of parliament was convened on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

Talks with PM Modi for FTA: PM Rishi Sunak

Keir Starmer, leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party, and MPs from his own Conservative Party questioned him about the time frame for completing the deal with India. In response to the question, PM Sunak said, “I have discussed the free trade agreement with the Indian government. The Prime Minister of India and I have asked our teams to work as quickly as possible.”

He said, “Without discussing everything in public, I am happy that the main negotiations regarding the contract were concluded at the end of October. We will now work swiftly with the Indian team to try to resolve the remaining issues and reach a mutually satisfactory conclusion.” Sunak reiterated the UK government’s position since the Diwali deadline for the FTA that it would not compromise in the interest of an initial agreement.

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