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Months after the historic EU Free Commerce Settlement, this tour will perform its ‘mom of all trades’ by balancing Brussels with every of the capitals.
Over the weekend, PM Modi met Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The Netherlands is a vital buying and selling associate for India, with bilateral commerce valued at roughly 26 billion euros ($28 billion). The rapid prize is a ten.2 billion euro ($11 billion) semiconductor deal between Tata Electronics and Dutch firm ASML to construct a microchip manufacturing unit in western India.
It is a textbook instance of Europe’s “China plus one” technique, as Western corporations rush to diversify their provide chains from Beijing.
The main target shifts to Sweden. Prime Minister Modi will meet Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen on the European Trade Roundtable on Monday, Might 18. Whereas capital cities like Stockholm provide India particular expertise, protection and inexperienced transition offers, Brussels offers the European market with much-needed regulatory alignment and tariff reductions.
On Tuesday, Might 19, he’ll attend the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo, the place he’ll converse with Nordic leaders about clear power and the Arctic sea route pioneered by local weather change.
The grand tour will finish in Italy with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday, Might 20, the place the 2 leaders will deal with a joint motion plan for maritime safety and authorized migration routes.
Rolling out the crimson carpet is a strategic necessity for European leaders dealing with an financial slowdown. As Europe’s historic companions look away, the world’s most populous nation turns into a geopolitical rival.
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