Overview
- A week-long negotiating round in New Delhi from November 3–7 concluded with officials citing substantive convergence and a common understanding across multiple areas.
- Both sides said they will accelerate work at the technical level in the coming weeks to close remaining gaps and pursue a deal at the earliest time consistent with the leaders’ end-2025 target.
- Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal met EU Director‑General for Trade Sabine Weyand on November 5–6 to review outstanding issues and agree on steps to speed the process.
- India called for clarity and predictability in the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and proposed steel regulations to avoid trade distortions for exporters.
- Officials and prior statements indicate progress on the text, with more than half the chapters agreed, including reports of 10 of 20 finalized and several more broadly settled, alongside a plan for continuous, chief‑negotiator‑level engagement.