India and the European Union announced the conclusion of long-pending Free Trade Agreement negotiations at the 16th India–EU Summit in New Delhi on January 27, 2026. The breakthrough deal ends nearly two decades of talks and significantly deepens economic, strategic, and green cooperation between both partners.

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• India–EU FTA negotiations formally concluded at 16th summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

• Agreement covers nearly 25% of global GDP and about one-third of world trade.

• Talks originally launched in 2007, stalled in 2013, and relaunched again in June 2022.

• FTA aims to reduce tariffs, ease market access, and boost trade, services, and investments.

• Bilateral trade already exceeds $136 billion annually, expected to expand further across key sectors.

• EU leaders termed the deal the “mother of all deals” due to scale and global impact.

• India and EU also signed Security and Defence Partnership covering defence production and maritime security.

• Green Hydrogen Task Force established to strengthen clean energy, climate action, and resilient supply chains.