Re: India Looking Good
Originally Posted by
Zaphod
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Then you think wrong otherwise you would be able to show where it says "unrestricted" - but you can't.
It's certainly not going to be easy if you think of tariffs for cars and dairy products, for example. But I see much more room for compromises now," said Sunil Prasad, secretary-general of the Europe-India Chamber of Commerce in Brussels.
He stressed that Brexit has created a sense of urgency in New Delhi that talks with the EU should be revived, primarily because Indian companies had traditionally focused on the U.K. as a launchpad into the single market.
"Most Indian companies used to go to Britain as their point of entry into Europe," said Prasad. "It appeared the obvious choice*because of historical ties and the language. But with the U.K. leaving, they now look to Germany, to France, to Belgium. And they hope for a trade deal to facilitate investment and trade flows."
The prospect of Brussels leading the charge for a trade deal with New Delhi is
galling for Brexiteers, who have long argued that Britain's former colonies would be its most natural trade partners after the U.K. leaves the EU.