India and E.U. finalize landmark trade deal
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S IXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators pronounced it “Peak Modi”. Would-be successors began to plot.
In a landmark 16th India-EU Summit held in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, announced the conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the India-EU Business Forum was a platform for discussing ranging economic linkages between India and Europe.