India-UK Trade Pact Faces Challenge as Scotch Import Tariff Dispute Escalates

India's government is set to hold talks with liquor companies after both domestic and international firms, including Diageo and Pernod, expressed alarm over a federal investigation into bulk Scotch imports. New Delhi's stance that bulk Scotch is ineligible for a tariff reduction agreed upon in a historic India-UK trade pact implemented in July could undermine the agreement.