India-EU

Trade and Technology Council is being set up to provide political-level oversight into the India-EU relationship

The PM's trip reflects shifting geopolitical priorities

The airline operated its inaugural direct flight to Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on Sunday, a company release said on Monday.

Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Thursday said India is open for stronger trade and investment with the European Union (EU)

The 27-nation EU is India's largest trading partner for goods with trade exceeding 100 billion dollars.

The EU officials said an announcement on firming up of the civil nuclear cooperation agreement will be made during the summit on Wednesday

Will convey India's position that key differences on trade, investment can be solved earlier

Among EU nations, the Netherlands has historically been the fourth biggest source of foreign direct investments (FDI) for India, pegged at $29 billion since 2000

The EU is concerned that this will leave little protection for its investors in India

It aims to identify key environmental issues and approaches to sustainable development