Together we are a powerful signal to the world. world. Let it be, diplomatic talks are often boring; they’re too technical for an exciting story with pictures. Well, they capture the sentiment far better so let’s show you some pictures first. They’re from the morning. in the The smiling faces are European commissioners, basically the top leaders of the European Union. Oh, they’re in India; it’s the first time they’re visiting India together. her. 22 out of 27 European Commissioners are Here.
They were due for talks at the Hyderabad house and look how they got there in a bus powered by hydrogen fuel cells. lathi’s is basically green technology; you use the chemical energy of hydrogen to make electricity—no emissions, carbon. n. This bus dropped off the European leaders at the meeting venue, Hyderabad House, in New Delhi. Prime Minister Modi was there to receipt hem. He. He posed for pictures with EU president Ursula von der Leyden again with the background; after that, it was talks. for talk Just look at the size of the delegation of.
n of at least 18 to 20 people on each side of the table. You You can barely see Prime Minister Modi and Wan in the middle; that’s how long the table is. It It also tells you how broad the engagement is. They covered issues like trade, investments, technology and sp. We. We will come to the takeaways, but we’ve got one more set of pictures before the After that talk, the EU president got a taste of UPI, India’s homegrown payment syst. She also checked out some Indian saris. Take a look at the Now we come to the substance.
India and EU Agree to Strike Trade Deal by End of 2025
Talks had three main takeaways: number one, the EU wants to transform its political ties with India; it wants to expand and deepen them. me A big reason for that is Donald Trump. p. Trump is clearly an unreliable partner for Europe so Brussels is looking for new ones. . Ursula von der Leyden made that clear; she compared bilateral ties to tonight’s alignment. alignment Listen to this new height. . Today is no ordinary day. y. Europe and India are coming together and as I read in the news so are the planets. sanded, the planets.
in our solar system come into perfect alignment and that is a very outstanding event and they say that this event signals transformation and growth and that’s exactly the moment we find ourselves in. The nets are aligned and so are Europe and India. . You don’t associate Flare with EU diplomacy but today was evidently indifferent. She did not mention Trump directly but she did talk about isolationism. isolationism. The EU stands to lose from it. We both stand to lose from a world of.
spheres of influence and isolationism and we both stand to gain from a world of cooperation and working together but I believe this modern version of great power competition is also an opportunity for Europe and India to reimagine its partnership. P.S. Trump loomed large over this meeting in many ways. s. He forced this EU pivot. Even Prime Minister Modi acknowledged that. .Listen to his remarks during the bilateral. l. This is what he said and I’m quoting, “g.” Geo-economics and political circumstances are rapidly evolving and old equations are breaking. g. Down.
India and EU commit to year-end deadline for a free trade
n in times like these,, the partnership between India and the EU becomes even more important. Both sides need this, but the EU needs it a bit more. They are eager to build a special Rao with Prime Minister Modi. In fact, Ula Vela called him dear Narendra. Not many leaders do that, which brings us to the second takeaway from this meeting:. Both side shagreen to build a special Rao with Prime Minister Modi. In fact, Ula Vela called him dear Narendra. Not many leaders do that, which brings us to the second takeaway from this meeting: both sides agree to boost trade. Thee EU is already India’s largest trading partner but we don’t have a free trade deal—a free trade deal between India and the European Union. Wee don’t.
V have instructed their officials to get cracking.. They want to conclude a deal by the end of this year,, 2025,, partnership Elevate or technology investment innovation green growth security scaling or Mobility Peral Free Trade Agreement.. Now this is important for a couple of reasons:: A. Thee money involved in in India-EU trade is already worth $137 billion.. A free trade deal could multiply.
that so there are financial gains to be made and, B, it’s a commitment to free trade. You’ve got a US president undermining existing trade frameworks, threatening tariffs at the drop of a hat, yet the EU and India are undeterred. They have reaffirmed their commitment to free trade, to the exchange of goods, people and ideas, and finally, the third takeaway: India and the EU will boost strategic cooperation. They’re focusing on key industries like AI, 6G, and semiconductors. Both Modi and Wan also reaffirmed their commitment to India-Middle East.
India and EU Agree to Strike Trade Deal by End of 2025
Europe Economic Corridor Ula Vela called it a golden road; Prime Minister Modi called it an engine for global growth. Global Commerce sustainable growth It’s amazing that a project like this can be a modern Golden Road directly connecting India, the Arabian Gulf and Europe. It’s fascinating it has a railing that will make trade between India and Europe 40% faster. The two leaders also called for expanding defense ties. Ursula V noted that India is diversifying weapons imports. She said the EU is ready to step in. Prime Minister Modi also voiced.
support for the idea He pushed for co-production of new weapons. All in all, this was a productive trip. We have seen good Rao and good results. The key is to build on that. The Banal India EU Summit is slated for later this year. Ula Vela and her team will visit India once again for that. Let’s see what progress can be made by then. Hi, how are you? Very well, thank you for being here. Namaste, Mr. President. Namaste. How many people generally follow you in interviews? Typically, in a month, we have, uh, viewers up to 150 million. That’s more than.
twice the population of France and in the last two years we had three billion viewers so I say, Lon, this is your chance to be famous. You’re on the first post. One word to describe your equation with Prime Minister Modi: As India and France work together, are you creating a new era of non-alignment in the technology space? India is a training superpower: 1 million engineers a year, more than all of Europe and the US combined. So we have that partnership. We have a partnership on the environment and the economy. We also have civilian.
India and EU agree to conclude a long-pending free trade
nuclear programs and that is something we’ve developed far beyond the France-India relationship so we want to work together on AI and then comes China with its deep-sea creating models at a fraction of the cost. Did that innovation take you by surprise? Did that breakthrough make you sit up and think, What? What did the Chinese do, and how? But what did Deep Seek do? They took everything that was already available from the last AI model, and then, uh, they recalibrated it. So are you going to ban Chinese AI in France?
