External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that India today finds increasing convergences with Europe and highlighted the growth of the Indian economy. In his address at the University College Dublin today, EAM recalled European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent visit to India along with 21 Commissioners. He noted that India and the EU have been negotiating a free trade agreement for almost 23 years and expressed hope that the exercise will end by the end of this year.
The Minister said, India is the fifth biggest economy and it will be the third by the end of this decade. He said, there is a lot that we see going on with Europe and again Ireland, as an integral part of that, would reap the benefits.
