{
  "id": 2514641,
  "title": "‘I didn’t say which Diwali’: Boris Johnson on India-UK FTA deadline; hails scotch whisky tariff cut from 150% to 75%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/i-didnt-say-which-diwali-boris-johnson-on-india-uk-fta-deadline-hails",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:59:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/i-didnt-say-which-diwali-boris-johnson-on-india-uk-fta-deadline-hails-scotch-whisky-tariff-cut-from-150-to-75/articleshow/133418390.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made light of his earlier promise to conclude the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by Diwali, jokingly saying, “I didn’t say which Diwali.” Johnson defended his promise at the Economic Times World Leaders Forum, stating that he was “thrilled” that the trade deal had eventually been concluded. He highlighted the reduction in India's tariffs on Scotch whisky from 150% to 75%, and further reductions to 40% in the next few years, expressing his delight at the tariff cuts that would make the whisky substantially cheaper in India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}