India-EU free trade talks resume today

India and the European Union (EU) are resuming talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) from tomorrow.

The negotiations, to be held in Brussels, would go on till September 14, but any meaningful progress towards a viable conclusion seems far-fetched. Officials on both sides are tight-lipped, as more pressing and deeper problems have surfaced in the bilateral relations.

Indian negotiators are hopeful of a positive outcome this time, even as stiff differences still exist on both sides over greater tariff concession and more market access.