India and UK Release Joint Statement from 16th Economic and Trade Committee Meeting
India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and the UK's Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, convened in New Delhi for the 16th meeting of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) on October 12, 2026. This meeting marked the first since the initiation of negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in January 2022. Both officials emphasized that the CETA is a foundational step towards a deeper economic partnership between the two nations. The meeting gained additional significance with the presence of a delegation from the North of England, highlighting the importance of regional contributions to trade and innovation.
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