India and the European Union have agreed to grant each other ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status for five years from the date their trade agreement comes into force, according to a draft of the deal released on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi with European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula … Read more
India and the European Union will extend Most Favoured Nation status to each other for five years once their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) takes effect, according to a draft of the deal released on Friday. The development came almost a month after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa … Read more
“Mother of all” agreements is how the now-announced trade deal between India and the European Union (EU) is being branded, bringing international attention to the same which is expected to create a market of two billion people and account for nearly a fourth of global GDP (GDP) gross domestic product. L: European Council President Antonio … Read more
India-EU trade deal LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in a group picture during the India–EU Business Forum, in New Delhi on Tuesday India-EU Summit 2026 Live: India and the European Union on Tuesday confirmed that they had signed a historic trade pact. In a press release, the … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday slammed Europe’s newly concluded trade agreement with India, saying the deal showed the European Union had prioritised commercial interests over its stated support for the Ukrainian people. Speaking to CNBC, Bessent said he was disappointed by Europe’s decision to move ahead with the agreement, which India and the … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised European countries over the trade deal with India on Wednesday.Asked in an interview with CNBC whether the India-EU trade deal threatened US interests, Bessent said countries should do what is best for themselves. But he said he was “very disappointed” with Europe’s actions, especially given the war in Ukraine.“We … Read more
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. File | Photo Credit: The Hhindu India came out on “top” in the trade deal with the European Union and is going to have a heyday with this, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in the first reaction from the Trump administration on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Mr. Greer … Read more
India will get an “unprecedented” market access at concessional duties for over 99% of its exports by value in the European Union (EU) market, providing a boost to domestic labour-intensive sectors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. The two sides announced on January 27 the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade … Read more
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen being welcomed by Union Minister Jitin Prasada in New Delhi on January 24, 2026. Credit: X/@MEAIndia Ahead of the 16th EU-India Summit in the coming week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kickstarted her four-day visit to India to firm up a series of initiatives … Read more
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union is on the cusp of signing a historic trade agreement with India that is being called ‘the mother of all deals’, European Commission President … Read more