New Delhi: British prime minister Theresa May arrived in India late Sunday on a three-day visit that aimed at boosting economic ties with Asia’s third largest economy and one of the fastest growing ones in the world following Brexit or Britain’s exit from the European Union.

According to British newspapers, the central focus of the visit is to set in motion talks on a free trade deal that Britain can sign as soon as the procedures for Brexit are completed—expected in 2019. Bilateral trade during 2014-15 was $14.33 billion.

This is May’s first visit outside the EU since taking office in July—after David Cameron resigned following Britons rejecting his plea to stay within the EU in June. May is accompanied by international trade secretary Liam Fox and international trade minister Greg Hands, besides a delegation of 40 business leaders—underlining the economic content of the visit. That the visit yields some key outcomes is crucial for May to show to a domestic audience that she has clear plans for a post-Brexit Britain. Her three-day trip will see her visiting New Delhi and India’s IT hub Bengaluru.

Ahead of her departure from London on Sunday, May in an article in the Sunday Telegraph described India as one of UK’s “most important and closest" friend and a leading power in the world.

“One of our most important and closest friends has to be India—a leading power in the world, with whom we share so much history, culture and so may values, and which is led by a Prime Minister who is undertaking a far-reaching programme of reform," she said in her article. “We will be promoting the best of Britain, sending out the message that we are open for business, and making the most of the opportunities offered by Brexit as the world’s foremost champion of free trade," she said.

As May begins her India visit, here’s a look at some of the issues on the agenda:

1: May is expected to address an India-UK Technology summit on Monday where she is expected to pitch for greater partnerships between Indian and British companies to implement India’s flagship programmes like Smart Cities Mission, Make in India and Digital India, besides other priority areas like healthcare, infrastructure and skill development.

Among the business delegation accompanying May are representatives of small and medium British firms who May hopes to “introduce" to India. May is expected to push for a free trade deal that Britain wanted to sign as soon as its divorce from the EU comes through.

2: Three deals worth around £370 million ($463 million) are expected to be signed between private companies of both sides, according to the Telegraph. These are railways equipment manufacturing, health and electronics manufacturing.

3: May will be keen to hear about India’s economic reforms like the goods and services tax (GST) that will unite India into a single market as well as other legislations. May could also push for greater clarity in taxation issues given that the UK’s Cairn Energy is facing a retrospective tax bill to the tune of ₹ 29,047 crore.

4: For India, the priority is the question of immigration. Last week, Britain announced changes in immigration rules—including higher salary thresholds—that are expected to affect Indian professionals and IT companies, particularly those using the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) visa. Visa fees for Indian tourists, students, business travellers and academicians too are higher than for nationals of other countries, for example China.

India is hoping to reach an agreement with Britain during May’s current visit. But this could be tough given that May in her previous avatar as home secretary in the Cameron cabinet had been a votary of keeping net immigration below 100,000 per year.

5: India could press for the extradition of embattled UB group chairman Vijay Mallya, who is wanted for questioning in a money-laundering probe and is being pursued by creditors for over ₹ 9,000 crore in unpaid loans. Mallya flew out to Britain in March and New Delhi has been trying to get him back since. There could be discussions on making the process of extradition smooth since British authorities earlier ruled out deportation.

6: Given India’s tensions with Pakistan, New Delhi could look for a strong statement on terrorism from Britain. But it is unclear if and how May will better David Cameron’s statement made in 2010 advising Pakistan “not look both ways" on the issue of terrorism. Defence and security, including military sales, are an important component of the overall relationship.

7: India could also seek clarity over the “Brexit process" which was made more complex last week after a British court ruled that the British parliament be consulted on the decision. According to the BBC, Indian investors are some of the biggest in the UK with data from the UK Department of International Trade finding that India invests more in the UK than the rest of the EU combined. Indian businesses are also the third-largest job creator in the UK in 2014-15, with about 110,000 people currently employed in Britain by Indian firms.

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