Ursula von der Leyen begins her 2-day trip to India Thursday. The visit is a stepping stone for a full EU-India Summit, which is expected to be held sometime towards end of this year.
In a world where global supply chains are being restructured as geopolitical uncertainties reshape trade routes, India must rethink its access points into Europe.
International media continues to cover Trump & his announcement of reciprocal tariffs, which will hit India particularly hard and put further pressure on the rupee.
Jaishankar also called India-EU ties ‘stabilising force’ in a volatile world, while signalling it was ‘really time to get along’ with completing negotiations for an FTA between the two economic partners.
2 regulations effective soon will impact roughly $9.5 billion, or 13% of India’s total exports to the 27-member bloc. ES says these are more ‘trade protection’ than climate concern.
Paulo Rangel, on first official visit to India, emphasises that ties in the world will become 'transactional' in the next few years with incoming Trump administration in US.
While India & Greece have ramped up ties in past year, China has been far more active in the Mediterranean country for almost two decades—on political, economic & cultural levels.
Even after nine rounds of negotiations since 2022, the two sides are grappling with ‘fundamental differences’. For India, EU labour laws & environmental norms have become barriers.
Speaking at an India-Europe business conclave organised by CII, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke about 1,400-km India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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