<h1>Indian professional services to expand abroad through binding FTA commitments, MRAs, skills upgrades and recognition-ready regulations.</h1> The Department of Commerce convened a Chintan Shivir to prioritise legally binding commitments in trade agreements and domestic reforms to unlock markets for Indian professionals, emphasising skills upgrades, recognition-ready regulatory frameworks, institutional mechanisms like professional chapters and certification, and enhanced use and assessment of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to support mobility and digitally delivered services.