Piyush Goyal Advocates Liberal Visa Regime to Boost Indo-UK Trade

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urges a liberal visa policy to facilitate trade and professional exchanges between India and the UK. In talks for a free trade agreement, India demands easier visa norms for skilled professionals. Goyal emphasizes that immigration is unrelated to trade negotiations.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday advocated for a more liberal visa policy to enhance bilateral trade and investment between India and the UK.

Goyal stressed that immigration has never been part of free trade agreement talks, underscoring a critical distinction as negotiations with UK officials continue.

During discussions with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds, Goyal emphasized India's aim to ease visa norms for skilled professionals within the free trade agreement framework.