New Delhi, July 16 -- The India-UK free trade agreement (FTA), which entered into force on Wednesday, has set a "new gold standard" for trade deals and strengthened trust that will underpin cooperation in areas such as maritime security, technology and resilient supply chains, British high commissioner Lindy Cameron said. The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in July 2025 and grants Indian exports immediate duty-free access to nearly 99% of the UK's tariff lines, while India will provide preferential market access for almost 90% of British exports over time to protect sensitive sectors. "The UK-India FTA is the new gold standard of trade deals - pro-worker, pro-innovation and pro-growth. It's a force multiplier and a template for future trade deals," Cameron told a media briefing hours after the deal came into force. Cameron also described the FTA as the "biggest and the most ambitious, modern free trade agreement" to enter into force for both countries....