Vice President receives a European Parliament foreign affairs committee delegation in New Delhi

28 October 2026

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan met a delegation of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by David McAllister, at Parliament House in New Delhi. He pointed to shared democratic values and a common interest in a multipolar global order, and recalled the 16th India-European Union Summit and the presence of the European Council President and the European Commission President as Republic Day chief guests. On trade he said the two sides together represent a market of about 25 trillion US dollars and roughly two billion people, called the proposed free trade agreement the mother of all agreements and sought the European Parliament's support for it. He welcomed the Trade and Technology Council and the conclusion of talks on India's participation in the Horizon Europe programme. Rajya Sabha members Sanjay Kumar Jha, Surendra Singh Nagar, Amar Pal Maurya and P. T. Usha also attended.