Expect EU to sign FTA and India-Canada negotiations to be completed by year-end, govt says

The end of this year is likely to see India move considerably forward on trade agreements with both the European Union (EU) and Canada.

While the Indian government expects the EU authorities to sign the text of the free trade agreement (FTA) with India by the end of this year, it also expects to complete negotiations on an FTA with Canada by that time, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Tuesday (September 15, 2026).

Further, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will be traveling to the U.S. at the end of this month to attend the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting, during which he will likely hold a bilateral meeting with his U.S. counterpart to discuss trade issues, including the much-delayed interim trade agreement announced in February.