India, EU to seal FTA negotiations on January 27

India and the European Union are likely to announce the conclusion and finalisation of negotiations of a free trade agreement on January 27. The conclusion of the FTA talks will be announced in the India-EU (European Union) Summit, news agency PTI reported citing government official. The pact has taken 18 years to reach the finish line. Talks began in 2007 and have seen two prime ministers, multiple trade commissioners, and several abandoned rounds. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called it the “mother of all deals”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also reiterated the sentiments at Davos…