President of the European Fee Ursula von der Leyen being welcomed by Union Minister Jitin Prasada in New Delhi on January 24, 2026. Credit score: X/@MEAIndia
Forward of the sixteenth EU-India Summit within the coming week, European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen kickstarted her four-day go to to India to agency up a sequence of initiatives to considerably increase ties.
President of the European Council Antonio Costa and Ms. von der Leyen will maintain summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on January 27, 2026 amid rising international considerations over disruptions attributable to the Trump administration’s financial and safety insurance policies.
Mr. Costa will land within the nationwide capital on Sunday (January 225, 2026). The 2 European Union leaders will grace the Republic Day celebrations because the chief visitors on January 26.
On the summit, India and the EU are set to announce the conclusion of the much-awaited free commerce settlement and agency up a strategic defence partnership pact and a framework for mobility of Indian professionals.
Union Minister Jitin Prasada welcomed Ms. von der Leyen on the airport.
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“Charting the subsequent part of the India-EU Strategic partnership. A heat welcome to the President of the European Fee Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen, on her State Go to to India,” Exterior Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned on ‘X’.
“Because the world’s two largest democracies, India and the EU share a partnership rooted in mutual belief and shared values,” he added.
The ties between India and the EU have been on an upswing in the previous few years.
The EU, as a bloc, is India’s largest buying and selling accomplice in items. For the monetary yr 2024-25, India’s whole commerce in items with the EU was value about $136 billion, with exports round $76 billion and imports at $60 billion.
Printed – January 25, 2026 07:24 am IST
