The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, organised a conference on "Next-Gen Trade Pacts: Leveraging India's Partnership with Europe under FTAs" on 19 May 2026 at FICCI Federation House, New Delhi.
The conference brought together policymakers, industry representatives, trade experts, legal practitioners, and members of academia.
The India–EU Free Trade Agreement will provide preferential tariff treatment to 99.5 per cent of Indian exports.
The agreement will strengthen India's integration into European value chains and facilitate greater market access across goods and services sectors.
The conference featured four thematic sessions focusing on: opportunities arising from India's trade agreements with Europe; standards and regulatory compliance in European markets; services trade and digital economy engagement; and implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for Indian industry.
Discussions examined pathways for enhancing market access, strengthening export competitiveness, addressing sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade, and navigating emerging carbon-related trade measures.
The conference included presentations on leveraging India's FTAs with the UK, EU, and EFTA; SPS and TBT barriers under new trade pacts; services trade and digital economy engagement; CBAM and EU carbon measures; and the Trade Remedies Advisory Cell of CTIL.
