India-EU Summit LIVE: India, EU set to sign historic deal as FTA talks conclude
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India-EU Summit LIVE: Follow The Hindu's live updates as India and the European Union sign the historic deal at the India-EU Summit on January 27, 2026.
India and the European Union are set to elevate their long-standing strategic engagement with the signing of a Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) at the 16th India-EU Summit scheduled on Tuesday (January 27, 2026).
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold delegation-level discussions with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa.
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Earlier on Monday (January 26, 2026), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed that “official-level negotiations are being concluded, and both sides are all set to announce the successful conclusion of FTA talks on January 27,”. A “successful India” is in the world’s interest, said visiting European Union leaders.
The EU-India FTA conclusion marks the end of a two-decade-old process, after talks were first launched in 2007. With bilateral trade already crossing $136 billion, the sources also said that this would be “one of the biggest” bilateral deals in the world.
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