The EU and India are close to concluding a long-negotiated free trade agreement. To meet a deadline, both sides have excluded sensitive areas such as agriculture and state-owned enterprises. The pact’s sustainability chapter is also likely to be weaker than in other EU trade deals. Ursula von der Leyen framed the agreement as “strategic diversification” away from China and the US.
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The EU and India are close to concluding a long-negotiated free trade agreement. To meet a deadline, both sides have excluded sensitive areas such as agriculture and state-owned enterprises. The pact’s sustainability chapter is also likely to be weaker than in other EU trade deals. Ursula von der Leyen framed the agreement as “strategic diversification” away from China and the US.
On the Cusp?
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