New Delhi, June 1 -- UK Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle will visit New Delhi this week to hold discussions with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on bringing the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) into force as quickly as possible, according to the British High Commission.

The visit comes as both countries seek to advance their economic partnership amid ongoing global economic uncertainties and disruptions caused by conflicts in different parts of the world.

According to the UK government, bilateral trade between India and the United Kingdom is already worth £48 billion annually. The proposed Free Trade Agreement is expected to further strengthen economic ties by liberalising 99 per cent of UK tariffs and 90 per ...