India and the UK aim to conclude the free trade agreement by the end of October this year, commerce and industry ministry said in a statement on Thursday, adding that the two countries concluded the fifth round of talks for the agreement on July 29.
The talks were held in a hybrid manner with some of the teams meeting in New Delhi and majority of officials joining virtually.
“For this round of negotiations, technical experts from both sides came together for detailed draft treaty text discussions in 85 separate sessions covering 15 policy areas,” the ministry said.