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On 1 September 2026, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissioner for Economy, in Asheville, United States.

As India and the European Union (EU) mark over two decades of formal strategic partnership, both sides are signaling a decisive commitment to elevate their relationship to new heights. What began in 2004 as a broad political understanding has evolved into a multifaceted collaboration encompassing trade, investment, connectivity, security, technology, and global governance. Today, as the world enters a phase of geopolitical fluidity and economic recalibration, India and the EU