The WEF reflected rising European unease over US pressure, tariffs, and threats to strategic autonomy
While some sectors depend on the US, Europe retains economic resilience and financial counterweights
Europe is rethinking security, competitiveness, and regulation to reduce reliance on Washington
FTAs with Mercosur and India signal Europe’s push to diversify supply chains and derisk its economy
Strains within the Western alliance risk empowering destabilising global actors
Concluding the EU–India FTA would signal India’s readiness to shape a changing global order