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India-EU Summit Preparations for FTA Signing, Defence Partnership, and Mobility Pact in January 2026
India and the EU are advancing towards signing a Free Trade Agreement on January 27, 2026, in New Delhi, alongside defence and mobility pacts, following years of negotiations relaunched in 2022.
Why It Matters
The agreements mark the EU's largest trade deal, boost economic ties, enhance supply chain resilience, and strengthen strategic partnership amid global geopolitical shifts.
Timeline
9 Events
India-EU Summit and FTA Signing
January 25, 2026
EU leaders von der Leyen and António Costa to visit New Delhi to sign FTA with PM Modi on January 27, alongside defence and strategic agendas.
EU Leadership Briefs on FTA Signing
January 14, 2026
Euractiv reports von der Leyen briefed European Parliament on FTA signing in January 2026, excluding agriculture.
EU Unveils New Strategic Agenda for India
September 17, 2025
EU released 'New Strategic EU-India Agenda' extending partnership commitments.
FTA Conclusion Target Set
February 28, 2025
India and EU set target to conclude FTA negotiations by end of 2025; PM Modi and von der Leyen tasked teams.
India-EU TTC Virtual Co-Chairs Meeting
November 24, 2023
Virtual TTC meeting co-chaired by Indian ministers Jaishankar, Goyal, Vaishnaw and EU's Dombrovskis, Jourova; MoU on semiconductors signed.
Inaugural TTC Ministerial Meeting
May 16, 2023
First ministerial TTC meeting held in Brussels, setting cooperation on semiconductors, clean energy, and trade.
Launch of India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC)
April 2022
TTC launched by PM Narendra Modi and EC President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to India.
Negotiations Relaunched
June 2022
India and the EU relaunched FTA, investment protection, and geographical indications agreement negotiations.
India-EU FTA Negotiations Begin
2007
Negotiations for an India-EU Free Trade Agreement started in 2007, continuing until 2013 before stalling over issues like tariffs, IP rights, and labor standards.