UK trade minister doesn't see India election as a deadline for trade talks

Britain's trade minister Kemi Badenoch on Thursday said she did not see a forthcoming election in India as a deadline for trade talks between the countries, saying she did not necessarily think a deal would be done by that time but it remained possible.

"We can actually sign an agreement before the Indian election. I suspect that that is not necessarily going to be the case because I don't want to use any election as a deadline," Badenoch said at an event at Chatham House in London.

"It is possible that we can sign, but I'm not using it as a deadline."