Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon on a two-day India visit. PM Modi is scheduled to hold delegation-level talks with the EU President on Friday. This is the first ever visit of the EU College of Commissioners together to India and among the first such visits since the start of the mandate of the current European Commission in December 2024 after the European parliamentary elections held in June 2024. The second ministerial meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council and bilateral ministerial meetings between the European Commissioners and their Indian counterparts will also be held during the visit. India and the European Union have been strategic partners since 2004 and their bilateral ties have expanded and deepened across a wide range of areas. The EU President is also scheduled to meet External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar later on Thursday. The visit will pave the way for further strengthening of bilateral relations based on growing convergences, says the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, arrived in….
