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UK Elections 2024 Result: How Keir Starmer's 400-paar feat for Labour party will impact India-Britain relations

UK Elections 2024: The likely change in UK government leadership raises questions about its impact on policies, particularly concerning India, a crucial trade partner currently negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA). Both the Conservatives and the Labour Party have prioritized finalizing an FTA with India, with the Conservative manifesto emphasizing a broader strategic partnership encompassing technology and defence.

Rishi Das, Co-Founder and Chairman of IndiQube Believes in Holding on to Core Values to Build a Successful Business

Why it could be a little hard for India to clinch favourable free trade pacts with UK, European Union

​Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), or treaties between two or more nations designed to reduce barriers to trade and investment, are not new to India. New Delhi has signed 13 such pacts in the last five decades, with the primary ones being with countries and blocs in the east — for instance Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. In 2019, New Delhi opted out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership at the last moment, mainly due to concerns over China’s undue benefits out of the proposed pact.

Flex space startup IndiQube plans to raise $75 million

"We have turned profitable at the company level and are looking to raise equity over the next 12 months. We are finding that there is a lot of interest in the flexible office operator space from public sector banks and private equity funds," cofounder Rishi Das said.

‘The UK has been undergoing shambolic events — Liz Truss supported ‘fairytale economics’ as described by Rishi Sunak’

"Like many nations, the UK is also suffering from the Ukraine crisis impacting energy, grain and other prices. In addition, coming out of the pandemic, the UK saw its roughly 30-million-strong workforce shrink by about half a million, tightening the labour market," says Sir Charles R. Bean

Large office transactions involving multinational companies gaining strong traction

In the first quarter of 2022, office deals of over one lakh sq ft accounted for 47% of the total leasing, affirming occupiers’ robust expansion plans. Cities like Hyderabad and Bangalore recorded over 60% of the leasing, topped by large-sized deals.