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title: "India-EU BTIA: Free Trade Agreement Explained"
description: "The India-EU BTIA is a proposed free trade agreement launched in 2007, stalled in 2013, and relaunched in 2022. Learn what divides Delhi and Brussels."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The India-EU Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement is a proposed free trade agreement between India and the European Union covering goods, services, investment, and regulatory cooperation.
- When did the India-EU BTIA negotiations begin and why did they stall?
- How does the BTIA differ from the India-EFTA TEPA signed in 2024?
- Why is the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism a problem for the BTIA?
- Why does the EU split the agreement into separate trade and investment instruments?

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## Timeline

1. 28 June 2007

   Negotiations were formally launched at the 8th India-EU Summit held in Helsinki on , following recommendations from the joint High Level Trade Group constitu…

2. 17 June 2022

   They were formally relaunched on by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, alongside the establishment of the India…

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In February 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited New Delhi with her full College of Commissioners and, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, set a target to conclude the India-EU BTIA by the end of 2025.

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