India, June 5 -- India will implement at least 2-3 free trade agreements (FTAs) over the next six months, while another 3-4 such pacts are expected to come into force in 2027, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

He said that in the last three-and-a-half years, India has finalised nine FTAs, including with Mauritius, New Zealand, the UAE, Australia, Oman, the EFTA bloc, the UK, the European Union and the US.

Trade deals with Mauritius, the UAE, Australia, Oman, and the EFTA bloc have already been implemented. Separate deals with the UK and New Zealand have been signed.

"On the 1st of June, the Oman-FTA came into effect. In the coming six months, you will see at least two or three more very substantive free trad...