New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Noting that the European Union and India are committed to acting together as anchors of stability in an increasingly fragmented and multipolar world, European Council President Antonio Costa has said that the EU-India Free Trade Agreement is a crucial geopolitical stabilizer.

Costa, who is in India on a State visit along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and was a co-chair at the 16th India-EU Summit, said a new Security and Defence Partnership was another major outcome of the Summit meeting.

"The European Union and India are committed to acting together as anchors of stability in an increasingly fragmented and multipolar world," he said.

"The 16th EU-India Summit delivered three major outco...