India and EU agree to conclude a long-pending free trade agreement by the end of this year

What to know about an EU-India free trade agreement

Trade talks between India and the EU have been ongoing for years. But with increased friction between China and the US adding new incentive, could an agreement be reached by the end of the year?

Why India must tread cautiously on EU free trade agreement

India might be much better off instead to strike a side-deal with France and Germany, nations that together account for 40 per cent of the bloc’s GDP, thereby securing a more tailored and potentially advantageous arrangement

The European Commission has already almost drafted Donald Trump’s tariff response manual. In it, the search for new markets and allies to reduce European dependencies is prominent, something that Brussels has been deploying for some time. The first two movements arrived even before the Republican returned to the White House, with the signing of the agreement with Mercosur and the updating of the treaty with Mexico. But this week there has been a…

Both sides agreed to conclude a free trade agreement "by the end of the year".

The EU Commission is visiting India with full team and is planning to conclude a free trade agreement by the end of the year.

The EU and India want to conclude a free trade agreement this year.