France, Jan. 27 -- European Council president Antonio Costa and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrived on Sunday to take part inRepublic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Monday.

On Tuesday, the delegations put the finishing touches to the arrangement during an EU-India summit, before signing the accord.

The EU had been working on a trade agreement with New Delhi for over a decade before US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs pushed India and the 27-nation EU to expedite their efforts last year.

Posting on social media, Von der Leyen dubbed the partnership "the mother of all deals".

As the world's most populous nation, India is on track to become its fourth-largest economy this year, according to International Mo...