ISDS Case Map
India
The EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has raised concerns in neighboring countries Bangladesh and Pakistan, as it grants Indian goods duty-free access to 93% of the European market. This threatens the competitive advantage these nations have long held in European textile exports, which are vital to their economies.
Its conclusion has been driven in large part by shifting geopolitical pressures from Washington and Beijing, which have forced both Brussels and New Delhi to reassess their strategic positioning.
The Working Group points out that the European Commission's press release states the agreement provides for a high level of protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights, including copyright, trademarks, designs, trade secrets and plant variety rights.
A landmark trade deal struck by India and the European Union on Tuesday will not trigger any changes to the bloc's carbon border tariff, EU officials said, despite India's concerns over the scheme.
The free trade agreement between the European Union and India underscores the EU’s efforts to ink new global partnerships at a time when the Trump administration has rattled the region’s capitals which have long relied on a stable relationship with Washington on trade, defense and diplomacy.
TEPA addresses fundamental conflicts of emerging market investment structures. The agreement will enable India to escape the ISDS 2015 liability trap, balancing defensive provisions with a pro-investor focus.
Asian farmers are bearing the heaviest burden of Washington’s import tariffs. And tariffs are only part of the threat.
The India-EU free trade agreement, finalised after nearly two decades. This milestone has shifted focus to the long-stalled India-US trade deal, with hopes that the EU agreement may pressure the US to accelerate talks, despite ongoing disagreements over agriculture, digital trade, and India’s imports of Russian oil.
The EU Commission sealed a free-trade agreement with India cutting tariffs on EU goods while excluding agriculture to appease Indian authorities. Europe’s car industry is set to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the agreement.
India and the European Union are on the verge of reaching a FTA, with an "agreement in principle" expected imminently. The breakthrough is driven by India’s unprecedented offer to significantly reduce import tariffs on European goods—particularly high-end automobiles, with duties potentially dropping from 110% to as low as 10% over time.
