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The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) will be signed on December 16, 2026, two diplomatic sources have separately confirmed to The Hindu. This will be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming back-to-back trips in December to Canada, the U.S., and Belgium, where three separate FTAs are currently either…
By Areena Arora and Gandla Sneha Published September 21, 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi with U.S. President Donald Trump in New Delhi on Feb. 25, 2020. (PTI Photo) As the Trump administration has repeatedly changed tariffs on Indian goods, New Delhi has been signing trade agreements at a rapid pace. But can these new markets…
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Union Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The end of this year is likely to see India move considerably forward on trade agreements with both the European Union (EU) and Canada. While the Indian government expects the EU authorities to sign the text of the free trade agreement (FTA) with India by…
Leaders on both sides have repeatedly expressed their confidence that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement will come into force in early 2027. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The European Commission has forwarded the text of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement to the European Council for its signature and conclusion, signalling that the legal vetting…
Leaders on both sides have repeatedly expressed their confidence that the India-EU Free Trade Agreement will come into force in early 2027. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The European Commission has forwarded the text of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement to the European Council for its signature and conclusion, signalling that the legal vetting…
The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union puts India on a level-playing field with a number of its competitors in a number of labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, apparel, leather goods, footwear, engineering goods, and marine products, India’s chief negotiator on the FTA Darpan Jain explained on Wednesday (January 28, 2026)….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a picture with Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Gothenburg on Sunday, May 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: DPR PMO via ANI President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen once again called for an investment agreement between India…
Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI With India signing a series of free trade agreements with developed countries, the government is working on an FTA utilisation plan to help maximise benefits from these pacts, an official said. Since 2021, India has finalised free trade agreements (FTAs) with Mauritius, Australia, the UAE, Oman,…
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Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal greets during India-EU FTA joint press conference, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Feb 27 (Reuters) – The European Union and India have agreed to grant each other Most Favoured Nation status for a period of five years starting from the date of a trade…
Angela Merkel, former German Chancellor, delivering the inaugural Dr. Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture in New Delhi on February 26, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The global “order of cooperation” has been supplanted by “might makes right”, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday (February 26, 2026), blaming Russia for overturning territorial principles…