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India–EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded
India and the European Union announced the conclusion of negotiations on a free trade agreement at the 16th India–EU Summit in New Delhi, alongside a Security and Defence Partnership.
What changed
At the 16th India–EU Summit in New Delhi on 27 January 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the conclusion of negotiations on the India–EU FTA. Talks began in 2007 and were relaunched in 2022. The summit also agreed a Security and Defence Partnership. The concluded text still has to go through legal scrubbing, signing and ratification before it enters into force.
Foundation connections
Read bilateral groupings and agreements and economic channels of globalization.
Exam use and limits
- Prelims: Conclusion of negotiations is not entry into force. Watch for signing and ratification dates.
- Mains: Market access for labour-intensive exports against sensitive sectors, standards and the EU's carbon border measures.
Source: Outlook India (PTI)