Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India and the European Union have reached a free trade agreement to deepen their economic and strategic ties

On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, PM Modi recalls Bapu’s emphasis on Swadeshi and non-violence, calling them central to building a developed, self-reliant India.

India and the European Union have signed a landmark free trade agreement being called "mother of all deals" as it represents about a third of global trade.

Goods traded between India and the EU in 2024 amounted to over 120 billion euros (about $140 billion), making it New Delhi's largest trading partner.

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and the European Union reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties, officials said Tuesday, after nearly two decades of negotiations.

On this special report, the focus is on the 78th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, commemorated at Delhi's Rajghat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation, stating that Bapu's emphasis on 'Swadeshi' is a 'fundamental pillar of our resolve for a developed and self-reliant India.

S IXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators pronounced it “Peak Modi”. Would-be successors began to plot.

Leaders of the European Union and India announced a wide-ranging trade agreement on Tuesday, which came after nearly two decades of on-and-off negotiations that became increasingly urgent in the last six months after stiff tariffs were imposed by U.

A private plane carrying a senior state official has crashed in western India, killing all five people on board.

Delivering a virtual address at the Wings India 2026 aviation summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is on track to establish a massive network of over 400 airports by the year 2047.