Andrey Slepnev discusses India FTA talks with India’s commerce and industry minister

In New Delhi on 10 September, EEC Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev met India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal to align next steps on a free trade agreement between the EAEU and India. Source: Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC).

Both sides noted progress on a number of issues and instructed their negotiating teams to intensify work on the core provisions of the future agreement. A full round is planned for November under a schedule running through year-end.

Talks follow previously agreed parameters: by September 2026 two rounds had taken place, the second in Moscow in June. The aim is to advance trade and economic ties between EAEU member states and India.