Why Britain cannot bank on India for post-Brexit business

The UK’s freedom to directly negotiate its economic relations with emerging economies, including India, has been one of the key arguments of Brexiters. But to think that this would be an easy task in practice would be to ignore India’s economic, political, and other domestic considerations, explains Nikita Sud.

See also the separate ECFR Commentary Theresa May’s India visit – where the Rise of Asia met Trumpism (access via related url hyperlink below)

There is no escaping the fundamental tension between Britain’s need for economic ties with rising powers and the growing nativist sentiments at home.

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