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UK announces more than £1 billion in new commercial deals with India
The UK announced more than £1 billion in new commercial deals with India during a trade meeting in New Delhi.
The meeting was co-chaired by India’s commerce minister, Piyush Goyal, and UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds.
It was the first such meeting since the countries’ trade agreement took effect on July 15.
The new deals cover areas including aviation services, artificial intelligence, healthcare, communications and engineering.
One announcement was a £50 million investment by Meta for Data Technologies in UK artificial intelligence research, while Menzies Aviation plans to expand its presence in India.
The two countries agreed to share annual data on businesses’ use of lower tariffs and feedback on how the deal is working, starting a year after it took effect.
They aim to double bilateral trade by 2030, and Goyal proposed regular sector meetings to help businesses turn the agreement into commercial activity.
The UK announced more than £1 billion in new commercial deals with India.
The announcement coincided with a UK trade mission to India involving more than 100 businesses.
The countries’ first Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting since the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement took effect was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal and Jonathan Reynolds.
The two sides agreed to exchange annual data on businesses’ use of the trade agreement, starting a year after it came into force.
The countries share a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030.
- Who
- The UK and India. The announcement came as a UK trade delegation visited India.
- What
- The UK announced more than £1 billion in new commercial deals with India.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- The deals were announced alongside a UK trade mission seeking to maximise business benefits from the trade agreement.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement came into effect.
The countries held their first Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting since the agreement took effect, alongside the UK announcement of more than £1 billion in new deals.
- New deals
- More than £1 billion
- UK trade mission
- More than 100 businesses
- Meta investment
- £50 million for AI research in the UK
- Menzies Aviation
- Seeking to generate more than £600 million in revenue through an expanded presence in India
- Trade target
- Double bilateral trade by 2030
What people are saying
CETA is the floor, not the ceiling
Trade agreements cannot simply be legal texts. They have to live in the real world.
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