New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With its demographic scale, expanding industrial base and ambition to assert a stronger global role, India offers the European Union (EU) both economic opportunity and geopolitical relevance, a new report has said.The article in EU Reporter says that one of the clearest indicators of this shift is the acceleration of EU–India relations. According to it, the resumption of negotiations for a long-delayed free trade agreement, expanding cooperation on supply chains, digi…
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New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Trade in goods and services between Finland and India currently stands at around 3 billion euros and could double by 2032, driven by the benefits of the recently concluded EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Finland’s Ambassador to India, Kimmo Lahdevirta, said on Monday.Speaking to IANS, Ambassador Lahdevirta described the EU-India FTA as a historic milestone, calling it the largest trade deal ever concluded by either the European Union or India.“Trade in goods and …
Tel Aviv, Jan 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expected visit to Israel in February should be seen less as a ceremonial bilateral engagement and more as a strategic signal. It reflects India’s intent to extend the momentum of its European engagement into West Asia, connecting security, trade, and technology across regions rather than treating them as separate domains, a report said on Saturday. “The European Union and India did something quietly consequential in late January. Alongsi…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Reuben Gauci, the High Commissioner of Malta to India, on Saturday expressed his optimism about the likely signing of EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), noting that the upcoming visit of European Union (EU) leaders indicates that New Delhi is a “top priority” for the grouping. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council chief Antonio Costa are scheduled to visit India for the Republic Day celebrations and the EU-India Summit.Ahead of their v…