How India is bargaining with the West | India-UK FTA unboxed

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Two kinds of romances… and two kinds of trade deals. One is wild, unpredictable – like the US‑India saga. The other is slow, steady – like the UK‑India FTA. Behind the calm exterior of the Free Trade Agreement with the UK lies a massive shift in India’s trade playbook, opening up the auto and public procurement sectors, easing visa issues, and offering surprisingly generous guarantees to the UK on intellectual property protection. In this 85th episode of @thebondeconomist, we break down how India negotiates, what it wants, what it’s quietly offering the West, and what to expect from the high‑stakes US‑India deal next. 0:00 India vs UK vs US trade deals 2:41 What India wants 5:36 What India is giving up 9:08 Opening up government procurement 12:29 Being woke and going for broke 14:34 Key priorities of India in trade negotiations