European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen, who was in New Delhi on February 27-28, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to upgrade ties in a slew of areas spanning critical and new technologies, security, supply chain de-risking and resilience, and trade.

Von der Leyen, accompanied by the EU College of Commissioners or senior political leaders of the bloc, began a high-profile two-day visit to India on Thursday.

The delegations from India and the European Union held delegations on a range of topics in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EU President Ursula von der Leyen, and the leaders have directed their teams to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations by this year,

While many commentators have been wringing their hands about U.S. tariff threats, it is worth noting the degree to which President Trump is actively engaging with other heads of state who are working

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is in Delhi to strengthen trade and diplomatic ties with India amid looming tariff threats from the US. von der Leyen had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The two sides discussed ways to further strengthen the Indo-EU strategic partnership.

EU trade agreement, PM Narendra Modi said on February 28 that the two sides decided to try and finalise their FTA deal by the end of 2025.Several decisions have been made to elevate and accelerate the partnership between the two sides,

Von der Leyen is in India with 22 members of the 27-strong EU College of Commissioners for the first such visit to a non-European nation since she got a fresh mandate last year

While many commentators have been wringing their hands about U.S. tariff threats, it is worth noting the degree to which President Trump is actively engaging with other heads of state who are working