European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen concluded her visit to India today, discussing multiple issues concerning both the regions, deciding to conclude the talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by the end of the year.
Being asked about whether the Russia- Ukraine war and the EU sanctions featured in the discussions during the EU President's visit, the MEA confirmed that the sanctions were "not discussed". He also affirmed that the visit was about the India-EU strategic partnership and how to both "elevate
"The leaders have directed their teams that the India-EU FTA should be concluded within the year. This is, of course, a very important outcome," MEA Secy (West) Tanmay Lal said.
In his joint press statement following his meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, PM Modi said that many decisions have been taken to elevate and accelerate partnership between India and the EU.
In a recent round of meetings between India and the EU, Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth held a meeting with the Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission Andrius Kubilius in New Delhi on February 28, 2025. They comprehensively discussed the India-European Union bilateral defen
Apart from the ongoing negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the EU, the ongoing war in Ukraine, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), and the bloc's commitment to decoupling from Russian energy imports are set to be the focus during the visit.
In a major push to bolster economic ties between the UK and India, UK ministers have announced 17 new export and investment deals during their visit to India this week, a press release added on Wednesday.
"Wherever we go, we talk about Ukraine, of course, in a lot of detail, given our interests, this is also formally part of the agenda of the bilateral meeting between President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Modi. So, this will be discussed, and I'm sure our president will want to give f
"This is the first visit of the college outside of Europe. It is always a little bit of a symbolic visit, in the sense that we tend to go to a strategically important and relevant place in the first mandate of President von der Leyen. Now we have actually a college to government meeting, a m
The visit includes two days of discussions with India's Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, and his team, aimed at reviving the stalled trade deal and deepening economic ties between the two nations.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor welcomed the revival of Free Trade Agreement negotiations between India and United Kingdom and shared a selfie of him with Britain's Secretary of State Jonathan Reynolds and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.