New U.K. parliamentary panel to promote trade, investment ties with India

A new cross-party U.K. parliamentary panel has been created to promote trade, investment and people-to-people ties with India, backed up by British Indian think tank 1928 Institute. With a stated goal to promote trade and investment between India and the U.K. for the mutual betterment of their citizens, whilst building an inclusive living bridge between the two countries, the new APPG hopes to support the ongoing India-U.K. free trade agreement negotiations and promote its benefits once concluded. “Given 75 years of India’s Independence, the creation of an All-Party Parliamentary Group focused on India will set the tempo between the U.K. Parliament and India/Indians,” said Navendu Mishra, Indian-origin Opposition Labour Party MP for Stockport in north-west England and co-chair of the new APPG. “We are honoured to facilitate the APPG as its Secretariat and look forward to collaborating with diverse partners to champion trade, investment, and development,” said the 1928 Institute, a University of Oxford spinout focussed on Indian diaspora research in the U.K. “We intend to create an energised, inclusive, and pluralistic space to accelerate the improvement of material conditions for all.