Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark European tour secured major economic and strategic agreements. The visits focused on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and new bilateral technology and energy partnerships across the continent.K
PM Modi hailed the newly finalized Free Trade Agreement as the “mother of all deals”. The EU and India also established an annual Security and Defence Partnership to boost maritime security, cyber cooperation, and counter-terrorism.The Netherlands: Modi and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten unveiled an ambitious five-year India-Netherlands Strategic. The 17 signed agreements include a major semiconductor pact between Tata Electronics and ASML to supply technology for the Dholera fabrication plant in Gujarat, as well as the return of 11th-century Chola copper plates to India.Sweden. Conferred with Sweden’s ‘Royal Order of Polar Star Commander Grand Cross’, Modi elevated ties to a Strategic Partnership.
Bilateral talks centered on the green transition, artificial intelligence, and launching a joint AI corridor to double trade in five years.
After Sweden, Modi engaged with Norwegian leadership to discuss the Arctic and blue economy, and traveled to Italy to further bilateral strategic partnerships in clean energy and advanced manufacturing.
News Edit KV Raman
