UK PM Rishi Sunak faces conflict of interest inquiries over India-UK free trade deal | Oneindia News
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UK PM Rishi Sunak faces conflict of interest inquiries over India-UK free trade deal | Oneindia News
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been wrapped up in a new conflict of interest row.
Allegations have cropped up against him that his family would financially benefit from a post-Brexit trade deal between India and the UK.
The controversy comes ahead of his visit to India for the G20 summit next month.
Since this year, both India and the UK have been negotiating to implement a free-trade deal.
Trade experts and parliamentarians have raised concerns over potential ‘transparency’ issues related to Sunak's wife Akshata Murty's shareholdings in Infosys.
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