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…
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Davos, Jan 24 (IANS) The 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here this week served as an essential and leading platform for convening decision-makers for consequential dialogue that enabled progress on the most challenging issues facing the world today.According to the WEF, close to 3,000 leaders from across regions, sectors and generations from 130 countries came together, including a record 400 top political leaders, nearly 65 heads of state and government, a majority of G7 l…
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President Kaja Kallas arrived in India on Saturday on her first official visit, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describing the trip as timely for further strengthening the India–EU Strategic Partnership amid sustained high-level engagements between the two sides.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal announced the visit in a post on X, describing it …
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) As India prepares to welcome the top European leadership to the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, EC President Ursula von der Leyen is upbeat on the India-Europe free trade agreement.Von der Leyen has made it clear that Europe is diversifying its markets in the wake of the US tariff turmoil and drastic change in geo-economics”And right after Davos, I will travel to India. There is still work to do. But we are on the cusp of a historic trade agreement. Some call it…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday held an interaction with the Ambassadors from European Union (EU) member countries in New Delhi which, according to him, focused on the current state of the world with volatility and instability around.The discussions came ahead of the State Visit to India by the European Council President Antonio Luís Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who will also be the Chief Guests at the …
New York, Jan 21 (IANS) In reactions to US President Donald Trump’s move to acquire Greenland and his renewed interest in annexing Canada, leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos have called for unity among the middle powers to resist pressures from the great powers.French President Emmanuel Macron said the answer to the “instability and imbalances” facing the world is to build “bridges and more cooperation with the emerging countries, the BRICs and the G20, because the fragmentatio…
Oslo, Jan 20 (IANS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that her country will not negotiate over its sovereignty, responding to US threats of tariffs in a dispute over Greenland. Frederiksen noted that Denmark has never sought any conflicts. However, Denmark is now being threatened by its closest ally, both in terms of Danish territory and Greenlandic self-determination, she told the parliament, Xinhua News Agency reported.On the tariffs, the United States has threatened to i…
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The India-EU summit scheduled for January 27 comes as part of the steady strengthening of economic relations between the two sides amid growing uncertainties in global markets triggered by the US tariff turmoil and dramatic geopolitical shifts in the world order. The summit to be hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and co-chaired by European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will witness the adoption of a document b…
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday announced that the European Union’s (EU) response to US President Donald Trump’s tariffs against European nations over Greenland will be “unflinching, united and proportional.” In her speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday, Leyen stated, “We consider the people of the United States not just our allies, but our friends.””And plunging us into a dangerous downward spiral would only aid the very …
Davos, Jan 20 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) is set to finalise a “historic” free trade agreement (FTA) with India.Addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) here, she describing the upcoming trade pact as historic.“There is still work to do. But we are on the cusp of a historic trade agreement,” she told the gathering, adding that the pact could create a market of nearly two billion people.Von der Leyen is set to vis…