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Last updated: 26 Mar, 2026  
 Europe


India, Finland set to deepen engagement under EU FTA: Piyush Goyal
IANS | 17 Jul, 2026
Commerce and Industry Minister on Thursday met Finland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Riikka Purra, and discussed strengthening economic and financial cooperation, enhancing trade and investment ties, and expanding collaboration in digitalisation and emerging sectors.
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India-EU FTA to be signed by December, implemented by Feb-March 2027: Piyush Goyal
IANS | 21 Jun, 2026
India and the European Union (EU) are expected to sign their long-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) by December this year, with the pact likely to come into force by February-March 2027, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.
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PM Modi dedicates ‘FAO 2026 Agricola Medal’ to food providers of India
IANS | 21 May, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was conferred the 2026 Agricola Medal, the highest honour of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Wednesday dedicated the prestigious medal to the food providers of India.
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Putin calls for building nuclear-weapon-free world
IANS | 30 Apr, 2026
Russia, as a responsible party to and one of the depositaries of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), strictly abides by the letter and spirit of the treaty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address to the 11th NPT Review Conference.
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India sweeps UN elections unopposed to ECOSOC bodies
IANS | 09 Apr, 2026
India has swept unopposed the four elections to Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) bodies, with former senior diplomat Preeti Saran re-elected to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
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India–EFTA TEPA marks two years, opening new avenues for trade and investment: Govt
IANS | 10 Mar, 2026
The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has completed two years since its signing, with the government on Tuesday highlighted that the pact is strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, services and technology.
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India, Brazil to bolster steel supply chain
IANS | 21 Feb, 2026
India and Brazil on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of mining and minerals required for the steel sector.
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India reducing Russian oil buys, claims US
IANS | 12 Feb, 2026
The United States has claimed India has been “reducing” its purchases of Russian oil and diversifying energy imports, as lawmakers pressed the State Department on enforcement challenges tied to Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
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India key partner in UK’s 40-billion-pound International Education Strategy
IANS
India is a focus country in the UK’s new International Education Strategy, which aims to increase the value of Britain’s educational exports to 40 billion pounds a year by 2030.
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Russian State Duma Speaker blames EU, Biden and his supporters for Ukraine conflict
IANS | 24 Dec, 2025
Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday blamed the European Union (EU), former US President Joe Biden and his supporters for the conflict in Ukraine, local media reported.
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