Trade Deal: Barthwal also said that significant progress has been made in the talks with the UK, where 19 of the 26 chapters have now been negotiated and discussions in areas such as investment and intel lectual property rights are among those that are currently pending.
The countries have already achieved broad consensus on trade of goods especially on the prickly issues of whiskey and automobiles. As many as 19 chapters of the total 26 have also been closed.
During his trip, Johnson will meet investors and leading Indian businesses, including Infosys and Zensar, in Bengaluru and Pune to promote investment in the UK.
India countered the minister s claims that a Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) between the two countries had not worked very well in tackling visa overstayers, strategic experts suggested that the wrangles may well end up in a diluted trade pact.
India-UK FTA negotiations are going on and even if an early harvest agreement is signed, textiles will be part of it, says U P Singh, textiles secretary