Post-Brexit Britain must be careful trading with nationalist India
India's brute force behaviour undermines efforts for a trade deal that could propel both countries' economic growth
6 May 2021 • 6:00am
Post-Brexit Britain is looking to re-establish itself as a global trading nation. It was ever thus that, east of Suez, China and India shine like jewels, offering huge market opportunities.
China was for centuries closed to the world and had to be prised open for trade by the British, and even in the modern age of opportunities it remains difficult to sell into.
By contrast India was a trading nation full of markets and merchants and became one of the UK’s principle trading partners. In these modern times its growing potential promises a vast opportunity, even more so because it ought to enjoy a trading heritage based on the same rule of law that characterises the CANZUK nations, a system which creates certainty and encourages investment and enterprise.