Has the India-UK Comprehensive Trade Deal Overlooked Tibet’s Strategic and Moral Significance?

9 months ago

The India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK on 23–24 July 2025, is a landmark achievement. It secures thousands of British jobs, boosts exports by £6 billion, and fosters economic growth for both nations. It is the biggest trade deals the UK has made since leaving the European Union in 2016. This free trade deal strengthens a vital partnership and should be celebrated for its economic promise. However, as nations with deep historical ties to Tibet, have Britain and India missed a critical opportunity to address Tibet’s future – a matter of shared strategic, security, and moral responsibility? Far from being a burden, Tibet is a meaningful cause that could enable all stakeholders, including China, to deliver justice and dignity to the Tibetan people, who have long endured Beijing’s oppression.

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