PM Modi in Sweden: Strategic Partnership, FTA push and a pitch to double trade in five years
India and Sweden announced a five-year roadmap covering trade, defence, AI, space, startups, mobility and sustainability during Modi’s Gothenburg visit.
India and Sweden announced a five-year roadmap covering trade, defence, AI, space, startups, mobility and sustainability during Modi’s Gothenburg visit.
Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements has drawn strong reactions globally, with the EU and OIC warning the move could deepen tensions and weaken chances of a negotiated peace.
The European Union has demanded that Washington honour its trade commitment and provide "full clarity" after the US President announced 15 per cent global tariffs following the Supreme Court's ruling to invalidate his previous tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
The conclusion of the India-European Union free trade agreement comes at a moment when the global trading system is under severe strain, shaken by geopolitical rivalries, economic nationalism and the increasingly unpredictable use of tariffs as political weapons.
The conclusion of the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement has been projected as a major diplomatic and economic milestone.
President Macron, who declared on taking office that he’s beholden to no particular ideology, found – and took – the opportunity to provide a French flavour to Europe’s stand on major foreign policy issues without letting historic allegiances, customs, or his own inexperience get in the way of his ambitions.
These can be balanced out by a higher-than-expected demand from households once economies have fully reopened.
Kemal Dervis of Brookings in a recent essay has suggested that there are today two significant “global missions” that Europe could embrace: Climate change and dual-use technologies.
“Bulgaria is headed onto a new path,” said Petkov, who hopes to become prime minister and to have co-founder Assen Vassilev as finance minister.
Beijing’s attempt to woo Berlin and drive a wedge between America and Europe is also unravelling to an extent with the survey reporting that regardless of the composition of Germany’s next government, 59 per cent of respondents believe the European powerhouse’s China policy would be more hard-edged.
