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India, EU negotiations to push trade, tech and defence ties
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|February 27, 2025
Negotiations between India and the European Union (EU) on a trade deal, including tariff and non-tariff barriers, and the creation of a bilateral strategic agenda will be in focus during European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's visit to New Delhi this week.
NEW DELHI:
Von der Leyen and 21 members of the EU College of Commissioners, or political leaders of the 27 member states, are travelling to India during February 27-28 for meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government. The second ministerial meeting of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will also be held during the visit.
Modi and Von der Leyen are expected to review the negotiations for a free trade agreement, which the two sides resumed in 2022 after a gap of almost a decade, and the two sides will also seek to advance cooperation in defence and security, including in the Indo-Pacific region, a senior EU official told a media briefing on Tuesday.
This story is from the February 27, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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