Robb sticks with India FTA aim by year end

It's a big task, but Trade Minister Andrew Robb still believes he can secure a free trade agreement with India by the end of the year.

He said it will have a very strong emphasis on services and investment to support India's growing manufacturing base.

"We really have another China in prospect ... it will be another key plank in the post-mining boom adjustment strategy that we have got as a government," Mr Robb told Sky News on Sunday.