India-UK FTA — Readiness Guide: What to Do Before Day 1.

This pillar is the comprehensive resource on India-UK FTA — Readiness Guide: What to Do Before Day 1. It is built to answer the queries Indian exporters, importers, and trade professionals actually ask — not the ones consultants prefer to answer. Every claim on this page is sourced, every number is dated, and every section cross-links to the specific sub-topics covered in the AJG Knowledge Library.

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[SCAFFOLD — editorial note: populate with current FTA negotiation round, chapters agreed, chapters outstanding, signalling from both sides, and any recent political developments. Update after every FTA round.]

Key facts you should know about the current status of this topic:

• Negotiation stage / implementation phase / regulatory status
• Date of most recent material development
• Outstanding issues or chapters
• Political environment on both sides
• Industry body positions

[SCAFFOLD — per-chapter narrative: what is disputed, positions of each side, likely landing zone, commercial implications.]

[SCAFFOLD — per-vertical narrative: pharma, engineering, chemicals, textiles, agro-food, IT services, gems & jewellery. Quantified expected impact where possible.]

The aggregate impact of any FTA hides enormous sectoral variation. A 5% tariff reduction on engineering goods matters differently than a 5% reduction on pharmaceuticals, because the price elasticity of demand differs. The sectors that will win most from this FTA:

• Pharma: [impact narrative]
• Engineering goods: [impact narrative]
• Textiles & apparel: [impact narrative]
• Chemicals: [impact narrative]
• Agro-food: [impact narrative]

[SCAFFOLD — ICT visa category, independent professional visa, duration, numerical caps or open-ended, spouse/dependent rights. India's negotiating asks.]

[SCAFFOLD — monthly milestone plan spanning ~18 months before expected entry into force.]

Sub-topics, FAQs, tools & blog posts

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• → blog/india-uk-fta-five-chapters.php
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