The SEDE delegation met with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and exchanged views on India - EU security cooperation and the role of parliamentarians in furthering partnership among democratic partners.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with the European delegation from the security and defence committee of the European Parliament at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday dismissed criticism over delays in signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and its important partners and said the government is considering merits and risks.
The thirteenth round of negotiations for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement concluded last week, with both sides resolved that they would continue to negotiate towards a comprehensive and ambitious trade pact.
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, inaugurated on January 13, 2022, as a follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement in May 2021, are now in the 13th round since September 18.
The dynamics of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is very positive, with both sides in a position, where they weren't closer before, Switzerland State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Helene Budliger Artieda said on Wednesday.
Norwegian Trade Minister Jan Christian Vestre and Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs Helene Budliger Artieda, commended growing ties between India and EFTA member countries.
Under this agreement, Indian graduates holding a bachelor's degree can stay on the Temporary Graduate Visa for two years, while those completing a master's degree are eligible for a three-year visa.
Acknowledging the role of Indian farmers towards global food security, the European Commission for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski said that both India and the European Union (EU) have huge potential to increase the trade relations.
India's High Commissioner to London, Vikram Doraiwswami, and India's Deputy High Commissioner to London, Sujit Ghosh, were also present on the occasion.
Goyal stated, "We've had several rounds of negotiations with the UK. Currently, we are in active dialogue on different tracks. The Free Trade Agreement has closed almost 20 chapters out of 26. Amongst the few issues pending, there's nothing which is impossible to navigate. Free Trade Agre
The visit not only provided a fresh impetus to bilateral cooperation but also unfolded against the backdrop of significant strides in the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the ambitious Roadmap 2030.