We recommend that the Government set a deadline for the early conclusion of negotiations on the India-UK FTA. Unless already included in the FTA, the Government should also consider negotiating agreements with India similar to the UK-Australia supply chain and critical minerals agreements to establish shared principles of supply chain risk identification and mitigation. The UK should seek to increase its reliance on India for manufacturing and pursue enhanced maritime security co-operation.

We recommend that the Government set a deadline for the early conclusion of negotiations on the India-UK FTA. Unless already included in the FTA, the Government should also consider negotiating agreements with India similar to the UK-Australia supply chain and critical minerals agreements to establish shared principles of supply chain risk identification and mitigation. The UK should seek to increase its reliance on India for manufacturing and pursue enhanced maritime security co-operation. Type: recommendation | Number: 63 | Paragraph: 213 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: 152. While the Government recognises that there is value to concluding negotiations as soon as reasonably practicable, we do not agree with the Committee’s recommendation to set a deadline for the early conclusion of negotiations. We are committed to negotiating at pace but will not sign until we ha