EU trade deal signals geoeconomic strategy to counter ‘weaponised interdependence’

New Delhi, Jan 30 The India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) reflects a shared assessment that “more is at stake than trade alone” and signalled openness on negotiated terms in an era of “weaponised interdependence”, a report has said. The report from Euronews said the deal goes far beyond tariffs when “great powers are increasingly weaponising tariffs and exploiting supply-chain dependencies”. The agreement reflects the logic that “middle powers must build resilience together without abandoning values.” “For India, the agreement is a signal of seriousness about becoming a top-tier manufacturing and services power without surrendering its political non-alignment,” the report…