India and ASEAN agree to review trade pact by 2025

A free-trade deal with India is unlikely to be ready to sign for when Rishi Sunak visits the country in September, but the trade secretary says "it's about the deal, not the date" and that "we are now in the final stages" for "delivering something mutually beneficial" to both countries. Talks have begun for the 12th round of trade negotiations, with Kemi Badenoch visiting India for a meeting of G20 ministers this week. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

The move follows repeated attempts from New Delhi, which believes the agreement is not benefiting Indian exporters with commerce minister Piyush Goyal calling it...