Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the European Commission’s visit to India aims to finalize a long-pending free trade agreement between the EU and India by year’s end. This will be the largest deal of its kind globally, focusing on trade, technology, and inclusive development in the Indo-Pacific and Africa. Post navigation Supreme Court upholds Madras HC order quashing notice to Isha Foundation over environmental clearance ‘Planets aligned’: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen’s stellar take on ties with India