Trade talks with EU diminished excellent points, saysGoyal

India and the European Union have “considerably” diminished the gaps of their negotiating positions after three days of commerce discussions in Brussels, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) night.

Mr. Goyal and his EU counterpart, Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, held discussions to supply a political push to assist get the negotiations for an India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) over the end line.

“The talks have considerably diminished our excellent points and allowed us to create the framework that can assist ship a win-win for our economies,” Mr. Goyal stated on X, describing the discussions as “intense” however “very productive”.

Mr. Goyal posted a video assertion by the 2 Ministers, through which Mr Šefčovič characterised the talks as having occurred in an environment of “full transparency and belief”. The Commissioner additionally stated that “additional work is required”. He stated substantial progress had been made in quite a lot of areas and the perimeters had given particular steering to their groups on industrial tariffs.

Mr. Šefčovič confirmed {that a} high-level EU commerce delegation led by Director-General Sabine Weyand can be in New Delhi subsequent week to conclude “technical tariff negotiations”. A commerce delegation from the European Parliament is in New Delhi this week to raised perceive the challenges and alternatives introduced by the commerce negotiations.

Contentious points

Some of the sticking factors have included tariffs round agricultural merchandise, a delicate space for each side and significantly for India. Tariffs on European cars being bought in India have additionally been beneath dialogue in current weeks. Regulatory points, together with the EU’s carbon tax on imports (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), have been contentious points to work via.

Nevertheless, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had backed a year-end deadline for the FTA, with the 14th spherical of talks concluding on October 10 in Brussels. The Hindu had reported on October 11 that talks would proceed between formal rounds as the perimeters race to satisfy the deadline.

“The negotiations and discussions have laid the inspiration for a strong and balanced settlement,” Mr. Goyal stated.