India’s Europe outreach: Advancing trade, technology and strategic partnerships

The first, and most exciting, signal is a deepening of India-Europe economic ties at a time when resilient supply chains, diversified sourcing, and reduced dependency on any single market have become boardroom priorities across the world. The scale here is already impressive, as, in 2025, the EU stood as India’s third-largest trading partner, with two-way goods trade touching €118 billion, while India held the position of the EU’s ninth-largest trading partner. The India-EU Free Trade Agreement, successfully concluded after roughly 20 years of negotiation, is set to expand this platform considerably, cutting or removing tariffs across more than 90% of…