India, Jan. 28 -- The India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is more than the culmination of a long and complex negotiation. It signals a conscious shift in how India is positioning itself in a changing global economy. At a time when trade is increasingly shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, supply-chain stress and strategic realignment, this partnership stands out not just because of its scale, but because of its purpose. It brings together two large and deeply complementary economies that together account for one-fourth of global GDP and lays the groundwork for building a sustainable, future-ready economic relationship.

What makes this agreement the "mother of all partnerships" is that it is not built around narrow transactiona...