Brexit and US trade protectionism: catalyst for India-EU FTA

Germany has shared its concerns over OBOR for its China-trade centric features

With the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) failing to reach a conclusion for a decade now, changed geopolitical circumstances could infuse a sense urgency in striking the deal. Brexit and trade protectionist policies of the US are beginning to play in favour on the deal, according to top representatives of the European Union Parliament in charge of relations with India.

Last week, at the fourth India-Germany Intergovernmental Consultations in Berlin, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, reiterated the need for a successful dialogue for an India-EU FTA. Unlike previous discussions, the call for an FTA this