NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- Notwithstanding headwinds, India's overall exports surpassed $400 billion in first half of 2025-26, posting 4.45% annualised increase registering positive growth on both goods and services, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said, adding that New Delhi is actively engaged to finalise a free trade agreement with the European Union soon, while its team is already in the US to discuss "pathways" for a mutually beneficial trade deal. Releasing trade data for the month of September and cumulative numbers for the first six months (April-September) of FY26, he said, "First six months last year (H1, FY25) we had done about $395 billion, this year (H1, FY26) it is over $413 billion. So, around $18 billion more than last year des...