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Close to trade deal, top EU leaders to attend R-Day parade as chief guests
The Morning Standard
|January 16, 2026
INDIA and the European Union could be close to sealing a long-coveted trade agreement, with top EU leaders scheduled to visit New Delhi later this month for the Republic Day celebrations and the 16th India-EU Summit.
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of the European Council Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will be on a state visit to India from January 25 to 27, as Chief Guests at the 77th Republic Day celebrations. The leaders will also co-chair the India-EU Summit on January 27.
Sources said that both sides are “very close” to finalising a trade agreement and were exploring whether it could be wrapped up to coincide before the leaders’ meeting in New Delhi. However, there was no official confirmation about it.
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