Mumbai, July 15 -- With the much-anticipated India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) now in effect, the United Kingdom's Chief negotiator for the deal, Harjinder Kang, said on Wednesday that the pact was designed to be future-proof, with both the British and Indian sides showing political intent in committing towards the deal.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Kang recalled the negotiations held to reach the India-UK FTA and said that despite India being a tough negotiator, both sides displayed political intent, which helped towards sealing the deal.

"Every trade deal is tough to negotiate, and negotiating with a country called India is even tougher. There was a lot of political intent here. Both sides actually wanted to do a deal. If you...