Scotch Whisky Association members and producers are part of Starmer’s trade mission. (Photo: Adam Jaime on Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer begins a two-day visit to India on Wednesday with the Scotch whisky industry in the spotlight as a “big winner” of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which the UK government expects will grow the Scottish economy by 190 million pounds a year.

Downing Street said Scotch Whisky Association members and producers are part of Starmer’s trade mission to explore first-hand a potential increase in whisky sales to India worth an estimated 1 billion pounds a year, creating more than 1,000 new UK jobs.

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