Prime Minister Modi’s participation in the 52nd G7 Summit in Évian, France, yielded major diplomatic and economic milestones, most notably the fast-tracking of an interim India-US bilateral trade agreement and the finalization of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.
Following a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, both leaders agreed that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be implemented starting July 15.India.
PM Modi and US President Donald Trump directed their officials to fast-track negotiations on a mutually beneficial trade pact.
The US Trade Representative is scheduled to visit New Delhi shortly to iron out final details.
Major momentum was achieved amidst meetings with European Commission leadership to push the historic India-EU Free Trade Agreement to completion.
PM Modi proposed setting up an “International Mobilisation Partnership for Accelerating Connectivity and Trade” (IMPACT) to connect G7 capital with Indian talent and Global South ownership, modeled after the IMEC corridor vision.
News Edit KV Raman
