Peterson Institute for International Economics 8d ago

In January 2026 the EU-India Free Trade agreement, often called “the mother of all deals,” was officially concluded at the EU-India Summit in New Delhi. When it enters into force, most likely early next year, it will connect almost two billion people. This comprehensive agreement, which took 20 years to negotiate, covers goods, services, digital trade, investments, and supply chain diversification. It sends a powerful geopolitical message to the world that these two economies want to trade in a transparent, rules-based manner. But what is actually in it? What will be the immediate effects of the deal, and why did negotiations take so long? HOST Cecilia Malmström Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) GUESTS Darpan Jain EU-India Free Trade Agreement Chief Negotiator, Department of Commerce, India Christophe Kiener Chief Negotiator and Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/2026/eu-india-free-trade-agreement-mother-all-deals Subscribe to receive notices of upcoming PIIE events: https://www.piie.com/subscribe Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/piie.com