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Topic: Brexit

SubscriberWrites: Historic trade pact signals new chapter for India-UK ties

Colonial shadows fade as India-UK forge future with landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Lack of party discipline, first domino fell with Brexit — what went wrong for UK’s Conservatives

Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party has had its worst showing in UK general elections, winning as few as 121 seats and seeing its vote share drop by 20 percentage points.

Tackle extremism but without affecting partnership — UK envoy on India-Canada spat over Nijjar killing

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Alex Ellis says changing geopolitical landscape calls for democracies to collaborate, especially in face of China.

‘It’s called mateship’— UK ex-politician told off for racist tweet on Australian cricket team

Former Brexit Party leader said the Aussies did not celebrate their WTC win with champagne because of Usman Khawaja.

EU moving away from China, patching trade with India. But Modi must retain ‘national interest’

India and the EU will have to increase the speed of their trade and engagement in new geopolitical realities. New Delhi must watch out for challenges.

Alcohol, dairy, Brexit complications — these are challenges an India-UK FTA faces, say experts

India and UK launched negotiations for an FTA last week when Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan came to New Delhi. Target is to finalise it by 2023 and double trade by 2030.

India and UK are finalising an interim agreement to help clinch a major trade deal

The agreement would give British medical devices & agricultural products access to Indian markets, while widening the scope of employment in the UK for Indian seafarers and nurses.

Eye on China, Modi & Johnson set 2030 target for India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

At the first-ever bilateral summit between PM Modi & his UK counterpart Boris Johnson, both leaders also agreed to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement.

If Marx said religion is opium of the masses, nationalism is cocaine of bourgeoisie

The Scottish National Party's demand for a referendum of independence is back in focus. The UK can settle the matter if it only learns from how Canada dealt with Quebec's referendum.

Boris Johnson’s nuclear ‘game’, and the gun violence epidemic in US

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an unimaginative Right-wing trope.

Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.