India, July 24 -- India and the United Kingdom signed a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Thursday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the UK. Modi met his British counterpart Keir Starmer at Chequers, the official country residence of the UK Prime Minister, located about 50 kilometres northwest of London.

Narendra Modi described the signing of the India-UK trade pact as a milestone moment in bilateral relations. "Today marks a historic day in our relations. I am delighted that after the hard work of several years, today our two nations have signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement," Modi said.

This comes as PM Modi is currently on a two-day visit to the United Kingdom, which aims to strengthen bilateral tie...