India, EU trade talks enter crucial phase, aiming to seal deal by year end


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  • Friday, 12 Sep 2025

FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic attends a press conference on EU-US trade deal, in Brussels, Belgium, July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/ File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Trade talks between India and the European Union have entered a crucial phase and negotiators are working intensively to meet a year-end deadline for signing the free trade pact, a top European Union Official said on Tuesday.

The EU is India’s biggest trading partner in goods, with bilateral trade hitting $137.5 billion in the 2023/24 fiscal year, up nearly 90% over the past decade.

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