US EditionEU, India to Sign Major Trade Deal
The EU-India deal covers free trade, defence, and strategic cooperation, aiming to counter US tariffs and Chinese export controls with $139 billion in goods trade growth over 10 years.
- On Tuesday, an EU‑India summit in New Delhi is widely expected to announce a landmark free trade deal covering nearly a quarter of global GDP, with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attending.
- Negotiations revived in 2022 and accelerated last year after US tariffs prompted India and the 27-nation EU to fast-track talks, following a 2013 suspension over market access, tariffs and regulation.
- Trade in goods �120bn in 2024 and services �60bn , with India on course to be the fourth-largest economy this year, EU figures show.
- The pact would boost both Brussels and New Delhi as they seek new markets to offset US tariffs, and officials say it could deepen ties amid growing trade disruption linked to Washington's tariff policies.
- On Monday, European Union leaders were guests of honour at India's Republic Day parade, which featured air‑defence systems used in last year's four‑day conflict with Pakistan.
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