World / Liz truss as british PM for india side effect of Rishi Sunak Loss

UK : Indian-origin sage Sunak could not become the Prime Minister of Britain. But Liz Truss, who has won it, has also been very warm about India. Newly elected leader of the Conservative Party and future Prime Minister Liz Truss is one of the senior British politicians who are known for further improving India-UK strategic and economic ties. It was Truss who in May last year signed the Comprehensive Trade Partnership (ETP) for the Boris Johnson-led government when he was minister of international trade. This ETP is now serving as the starting ground for the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations.

Big opportunity has been told to India

Senior cabinet minister Truss (47) has visited India and held digital talks with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. During this, he had described the country as a big, major opportunity. After signing the ETP, Truss said, "I see the UK and India in the best position in the evolving trade landscape." We are looking at a comprehensive trade agreement that covers everything from financial services to legal services as well as digital and data including commodities and agriculture. We think there is a strong possibility that we will have an agreement soon, where we can reduce tariffs on both sides and see more goods being imported and exported between the two countries.

Hope to move forward on FTA talks

After his promotion as foreign minister, Truss handed over the charge of the Department of International Trade (DIT) to Anne Marie Trevelyan. It is expected that she (Travelyan) will move forward on the UK-India FTA negotiations in her role of Minister of International Trade. During her contest with former British finance minister Rishi Sunak to be elected as Tory leader, Truss told the party's Conservative Friends of India (CFIN) expatriate group that she would remain extremely committed to strengthening bilateral ties. . He also expressed his commitment to the India-UK FTA and hoped to complete it by Diwali, the deadline set by his predecessor Boris Johnson. Truss said that if it is not possible by then, it will definitely be completed by the end of the year.

Defense and Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Region

The Truce has repeatedly agreed on defense and security cooperation with the Indo-Pacific region to meet its network goals of independence against aggression from Russia and China. In a key foreign policy statement earlier this year, he announced that Russia and China are working together as they try to set standards in technologies such as artificial intelligence. They dominate the western Pacific Ocean through joint military exercises and in space through close ties.

Excited to join India

According to Truss, China and Russia have found an ideological void and are looking to fill it. They are very excited. We haven't seen this since the Cold War. As pro-independence democracies, we must be prepared to face these threats. Along with NATO, we are working with partners such as Australia, India, Japan, Indonesia and Israel to build a global network of freedoms, he said.