India-EU Summit LIVE: India, EU set to sign historic deal as FTA talks conclude

Chief Guest President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is being received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the nationalist emblem hoisting astatine Kartavya Path connected the juncture of the 77th Republic Day celebrations, successful New Delhi connected Monday.(@narendramodiXvia ANI) | Photo Credit: ANI

India and the European Union are acceptable to elevate their long-standing strategical engagement with the signing of a Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) astatine the 16th India-EU Summit scheduled connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026). 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition clasp delegation-level discussions with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa. 

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Earlier connected Monday (January 26, 2026), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal confirmed that “official-level negotiations are being concluded, and some sides are each acceptable to denote the palmy decision of FTA talks connected January 27,”. A “successful India” is successful the world’s interest, said visiting European Union leaders. 

The EU-India FTA decision marks the extremity of a two-decade-old process, aft talks were archetypal launched successful 2007. With bilateral commercialized already crossing $136 billion, the sources besides said that this would beryllium “one of the biggest” bilateral deals successful the world. 

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