Britain's steel safeguard, carbon tax sticking points in implementation of India-U.K. trade pact: Sources
India and the UK are set to discuss trade friction regarding Britain's steel safeguard measures and carbon border adjustment mechanisms. India has signaled it may reconsider duty concessions on products like Scotch Whiskey if these trade barriers are not resolved.
Why it matters
These negotiations are critical for the implementation of the 2025 India-UK free trade agreement and highlight the growing tension between climate-related trade policies and bilateral economic cooperation.
India and the UK will discuss Britain s steel safeguard measure and carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) as these issues have become a sticking point in the implementation of the bilateral free trade pact, which was signed on July 24, 2025, government sources said.
The article reports on government sources and trade negotiations in a factual, neutral manner without emotive language.
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