India-EU Relations.
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India inks 'watershed' $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations
The agreement with Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein is also expected to create 1 billion jobs in India.
One billion jobs? That's 70 jobs created per person in the EFTA. All of them, including babies and the elderly, are supposed to create 70 Indian jobs thanks to this agreement. That also means that 70% of the total population of India -- not just the working population, mind you, but the total population, including babies and the elderly -- will work for the EFTA.India inks 'watershed' $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations
The agreement with Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein is also expected to create 1 billion jobs in India.www.cnbc.com
Now if they had said million, that would be much more reasonable and might even be somewhat believable, even if optimistic.
India-EU Resilience Forum seeks to foster dialogue on non-traditional security challenges
India-Europe Resilience Forum fosters dialogue on shared security challenges, emphasising cooperation in critical technologies and raw materials.
India-EFTA trade pact to be implemented from October 1: Piyush Goyal
India-EFTA TEPA signed, $100 billion investment commitment, lower duties on Swiss products, boosting Indian economy and job creation.
Despite a range of sanctions and the threat posed by dependence on Russian energy, in the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, EU imports of Russian fossil fuels in particular remain largely unchanged, totalling EUR 21.9 bn, a 6% year-on-year drop in value but merely a 1% year-on-year drop in volumes.
EU chief von der Leyen speaks with Modi, says 'India has important role in ending Ukraine war'
Ursula von der Leyen said that “India has an important role to play in bringing Russia to end its war of aggression and helping create a path towards peace.”
“We had the pleasure of speaking with Prime Minister @narendramodi. We warmly welcome India’s continued engagement with President Zelenskyy,” von der Leyen said in a post on X.
Giving details of the telephonic conversation, the EU chief said that “India has an important role to play in bringing Russia to end its war of aggression and helping create a path towards peace.”
She called the conflict a global concern, “This war carries global security consequences and undermines economic stability. So it is a risk to the entire world,” the post added.
India-EFTA, India-UK, India-EU.. multipolar world in motion. I did some study on India-EFTA trade deal agreement not the opeds.. it's an ambitious and first of its kind deal for india. Huge potential to bring reforms in regulatory policies in services sector.
India’s trade negotiations with the European Union have entered a decisive stage in Brussels. Officials say Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will travel later this month for what’s being described as the final round of talks. The focus remains on key issues like rules of origin, tariff flexibility, and market access across goods, services, and investments. Both sides are working to seal the free trade deal by the end of the year, potentially marking one of India’s most comprehensive FTAs ever.
A good interview. Firstpost did a decent job with this one. The full interview is on their YouTube channel.