
Shashi Tharoor, a Congress MP, shared a picture of himself alongside Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and British Secretary of State for Trade Jonathan Reynolds on September 12, 2023, onto his X account. In his post, he accompanied the image with the following captions “It was a pleasure to interchange dialogues with Jonathan Reynolds, Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, together with my other counterpart, Commerce and Industry Minister Piush Goyal. The FTA discussions that had been dormant for an extended period have been restarted and that is a great thing.”
With India now being able to discuss a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Great Britain, the negotiations have officially commenced after an extensive intermission. Tharoor's observation paired with the details provided by Mr. Goyal reveals that both parties commenced the conversation in New Delhi.
Both parties have already confirmed the 26 chapters for the new Trade Agreement that encompasses services, goods, foreign investments, and intellectual property rights. India and the United Kingdom, after a long gap of almost a year, have had a meeting to recommence the conversations regarding The Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The agreement entails 26 chapters regarding services, goods, foreign investment, and intellectual property rights all with 21 already finalized. Business mobility will be a topic of conversation, still like other trade negotiations, immigration remains off the table.
According to a certain MP Shashi Tharoor, he has entangled himself further by sharpening oppositional views within a congress. If the Congress does not need him, he states clearly, ‘hes not interested working for them’, instead he seeks greater and challenging prospects out there. Even, his comments towards United States Trump meeting have also drawn fire as well. “For me, deciding to participate in the congress is entirely optional. I have greater important responsibilities,” he said. Speaking from my very first, I have clearly stated, “I receive invitations from speeches and world for forums and debates¿" His recent inperson interaction with opposition leader greece, lok sabha rahul brought further debates regarding alteration for him in the party. Refusing to make any remarks, Tharoor trained his heavyweight camera gaze towards the rest journalists. Congress add in between directly after. Reporters at the airport with views alongside stated “no comments at all, go watch the match, its an important match for today.”