India, Feb. 28 -- India and Europe should reimagine their partnership in an era of great power competition and geopolitical headwinds and make a push to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Von der Leyen, who is visiting India with 20 members of the European Union's (EU) College of Commissioners, also announced that the EU is exploring a security and defence partnership with India to counter common threats such as cross-border terrorism, maritime security threats and attacks on critical infrastructure.

She made the remarks while delivering a speech ahead of her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which is expected to give fresh impetus to efforts both ...