Updated on: Jan 27, 2026 8:37:21 AM IST
Prime Minister Narconcludera Modi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attconclude the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
India-EU summit LIVE: The 16th India-European Union Summit is set to take place Tuesday, a day after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa attconcludeed the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi as chief guests. The summit is expected to be a historic one, with both sides expected to announced a free trade agreement, after finalising the successful conclusion of neobtainediations on Monday.
Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed on Monday that India and the EU have successfully concluded neobtainediations and are set to announce the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, January 27.
Top developments to know:
India-EU deal announcement today: According to commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal, India and the EU have successfully concluded neobtainediations and the formal announcement of the trade agreement will be built today, January 27.
What EU chief stated on R-Day: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was one of the chief guests at the grand Republic Day parade in Delhi on January 26, had shared a clip from the ceremony on X, with the caption: “A successful India builds the world more stable, prosperous and secure. And we all benefit”.
When will the deal take effect? While India and the EU have finalised neobtainediations and will build the formal announcement today, the trade deal will take effect sometime next year, the commerce secretary earlier stated. “Legal scrubbing of the text will take 5-6 months; formal signing will be done post that,” Agrawal was quoted as declareing.
Trump aide’s reaction to trade deal: India and the EU finalised the trade deal despite neobtainediations on trade between India and the US still underway. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent fumed over the development in a news interview on Sunday. He stated that European countries are financing a war “against themselves” by purchasing refined Russian oil products from India.
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Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed on Monday that India and the EU have successfully concluded neobtainediations and are set to announce the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Tuesday, January 27.
Top developments to know:
India-EU deal announcement today: According to commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal, India and the EU have successfully concluded neobtainediations and the formal announcement of the trade agreement will be built today, January 27.
What EU chief stated on R-Day: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was one of the chief guests at the grand Republic Day parade in Delhi on January 26, had shared a clip from the ceremony on X, with the caption: “A successful India builds the world more stable, prosperous and secure. And we all benefit”.
When will the deal take effect? While India and the EU have finalised neobtainediations and will build the formal announcement today, the trade deal will take effect sometime next year, the commerce secretary earlier stated. “Legal scrubbing of the text will take 5-6 months; formal signing will be done post that,” Agrawal was quoted as declareing.
Trump aide’s reaction to trade deal: India and the EU finalised the trade deal despite neobtainediations on trade between India and the US still underway. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent fumed over the development in a news interview on Sunday. He stated that European countries are financing a war “against themselves” by purchasing refined Russian oil products from India.
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Jan 27, 2026 8:30:06 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: What Ursula von der Leyen stated day before trade deal announcement
India-EU Summit LIVE: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in India for the 16th India-EU Summit set to take place today. She was one of the chief guests at the grand Republic Day parade in Delhi on January 26, and had shared a clip from the ceremony on X, with the caption: “A successful India builds the world more stable, prosperous and secure. And we all benefit”.
Jan 27, 2026 8:19:24 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: Trump’s Republic Day greeting ahead of historic trade deal announcement
India-EU Summit LIVE: US President Donald Trump joined many other world leaders on Monday as he extconcludeed Republic Day wishes to India. The President stated that India and the US shared a “historic” bond.
“On behalf of the people of the United States, I extconclude my heartfelt congratulations to the government and people of India as you celebrate your 77th Republic Day. The United States and India share a historic bond as the world’s oldest and largest democracies,” Donald Trump stated in remarks shared by the US embassy in India in a post on X.
His remarks come amid ongoing trade neobtainediations between India and the US in the backdrop of the steep 50% US tariffs on Indian imports. The remarks also precede a historic free trade agreement between India and the European Union, to be announced today.
Jan 27, 2026 8:07:38 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: Trade deal seeing ‘balanced and forward-seeing’ for India, declares official
India-EU Summit LIVE: The India-EU trade deal is seeing “balanced and forward-seeing” for the Indian side, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal stated on Monday, reported news agency PTI. According to the official, India and the EU have concluded neobtainediations and a formal announcement of the FTA will be built today. Legal scrubbing of the FTA text is underway and the concludeeavor will be to complete the processes and sign the pact at an early date, he stated.
Jan 27, 2026 7:55:37 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: Trump aide fumes ahead of historic trade deal announcement
India-EU Summit LIVE: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent was visibly miffed in an interview as he reacted to India and the EU finalising a trade deal. Bessent, who has always backed Trump’s tariffs relocates on India, stated: “We have put 25 per cent tariffs on India for acquireing Russian oil. Guess what happened last week? The Europeans signed a trade deal with India.”
He also stated that European countries were “financing” a war against themselves by purchasing Russian products from India. “Just to be clear again, the Russian oil goes into India, the refined products come out, and the Europeans acquire the refined products. They are financing the war against themselves,” he stated.
Jan 27, 2026 7:38:45 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: ‘Long live friconcludeship between Europe and India’, declares EU chief
India-EU Summit LIVE: With just hours left for the announcement of a historic free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen heaped praise on ties with India. “Long live India. Long live the friconcludeship between Europe and India,” she tweeted, sharing glimpses of the Republic Day parade in Delhi where she was invited as chief guest.
Jan 27, 2026 7:32:21 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: ‘Mother of all deals’ to be announced today
India-EU Summit LIVE: Commerce and Industest Minister Piyush Goyal termed the free trade agreement (FTA) “the mother of all deals” the countest has signed so far. Before her arrival in India for the India-EU Summit, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had also utilized the same term for the deal.
“I will travel to India. There is still work to do. But we are on the cusp of a historic trade agreement. Some call it the mother of all deals,” she had stated in an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Jan 27, 2026 7:19:33 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: India, EU can toobtainher act as strong providers of stability’, declares Antonio Costa
India-EU Summit LIVE: European Council President Antonio Costa, who was one of the chief guests at the Republic Day parade in Delhi yesterday, stated that India and the EU can toobtainher act as “strong providers of stability, protectability and reliability” on the global stage. His remarks came a day ahead of the India-EU Summit, in which the two sides will officially announce a trade agreement.
Our trade agreement, I consider, is a very important geopolitical stabiliser and a displaycase of how it’s possible to protect international rules-based trade,” Costa, who traces his roots to Goa, stated in an exclusive interview to HT.
Apart from Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will also participate in the summit.
Jan 27, 2026 7:08:22 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: What the historic trade deal means for India
India-EU Summit LIVE: The EU is among India’s top trading partners, alongside the US and China, with total goods and services trade exceeding $190 billion in 2024-25. The EU ratifying a trade deal with India would give huge boost to Indian exports, such as textiles and jewellery, which are currently bearing the brunt of US President Donald Trump’s steep 50% tariffs.
The FTA’s immediate focus is on goods, services and trade rules, which can be a huge gain for India.
Jan 27, 2026 6:54:11 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: When will the deal take effect?
India-EU Summit LIVE: The India-EU trade deal will take effect sometime next year, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal earlier stated. “Legal scrubbing of the text will take 5-6 months; formal signing will be done post that,” Agrawal was quoted as declareing.
Jan 27, 2026 6:39:08 AM IST
India-EU Summit LIVE: Official level neobtainediations for FTA complete, declares commerce secretary
India-EU summit LIVE: Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed on Monday that official level neobtainediations concluded for the free trade agreement.
“Official level neobtainediations are being concluded, and both sides are all set to announce the successful conclusion of FTA talks on 27th January,” Agrawal stated.
Jan 27, 2026 6:35:00 AM IST
India-EU ummit LIVE: Free trade pact to be announced today
India-EU summit LIVE: After announcing the successful conclusion of neobtainediations on Monday, India and European Union are set to announce a free trade agreement today, a pact that both sides have referred to as “historic.”
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