UK Finds Its Trade Mojo As It Inks Deals From Delhi To DC

The United Kingdom is about to become the first significant country to agree to a trade deal with President Trump , in an announcement expected at a White House press conference later today .

Credit goes to a 2016 vote that first set off a global race for countries to untangle themselves from elaborate agreements with other member countries that promote social stability at the cost of economic innovation.

Earlier this week , the UK finalized a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India .

Rajkamal Rao is a columnist and a member of the tippinsights editorial board.

He is an American entrepreneur and wrote the WorldView column for the Hindu BusinessLine , India 's second -largest financial newspaper, on the economy, politics, immigration, foreign affairs, and sports.

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