New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the 16th EU-India summit in New Delhi today. The visiting President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the summit.

The summit will offer an opportunity to build on the EU-India strategic partnership and further strengthen collaboration across key policy areas such as trade, security and defence, the clean transition and people-to-people cooperation, according to a statement from European Council.

Presidents Costa and von der Leyen will also attended 77th Republic Day celebrations on 26 January, as guests of honours.

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Saturday that the...