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India-EU Trade Talks Progress Toward December Deal

10/13/2025

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India and the European Union concluded the 14th round of free trade agreement talks in Brussels on October 10, 2025, and plan to finalize the deal by December.
The talks began on October 6, 2025, and seek to resolve outstanding issues in steel and automobiles.
The negotiations focus on tariff reductions for automobiles and medical devices and on building an intellectual property framework, as trade reached $136.53 billion in 2024-25.

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Story summary

India and the European Union concluded the 14th round of free trade agreement talks in Brussels on October 10, 2025, and plan to finalize the deal by December.
The talks began on October 6, 2025, and seek to resolve outstanding issues in steel and automobiles.
The negotiations focus on tariff reductions for automobiles and medical devices and on building an intellectual property framework, as trade reached $136.53 billion in 2024-25.