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India, EU aim to finalize mega FTA by year-end

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March 01, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Friday agreed to conclude an ambitious India-EU free trade deal by this year amid fears that the Trump administration's threat of higher tariffs could adversely impact the global economy.

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In their talks, both leaders also decided to expand two-way defence cooperation, especially in the Indo-Pacific, with von der Leyen announcing that the European Union (EU) was looking at firming up a security and defence pact with India in line with its partnerships with close allies Japan and South Korea.

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