New Delhi, July 15 -- Harjinder Kang, UK's Trade Commissioner for South Asia and former Chief Negotiator for the India-UK FTA, on Wednesday highlighted that bilateral economic agreements between New Delhi and London are merely the starting point for a deeper geopolitical alliance, adding that the trade deal will serve as a launchpad to expand bilateral ties across four other critical non-tariff sectors, which comes into effect from today.

Speaking with ANI on the strategic trajectory of "phase two" of the India-UK relationship, Kang emphasised that the scope of cooperation stretches far beyond standard commercial calculations. He credited UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy with coining the phrase that the trade deal is the "base of our rel...