\u2713On 15 November 2017, senior officials of India and European Union (EU) held discussions on the long-stalled free trade pact and expressed willingness to address issues in a time-bound manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The negotiations for the pact have been held up since May 2013 as both the sides are yet to bridge substantial gaps on crucial issues such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o intellectual property rights,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o duty cut in automobile and spirits, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n
o liberal visa regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The two sides have to iron out differences related to movement of professionals. A liberal visa regime is key for India in this context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713The EU, besides demanding significant duty cuts in automobiles, wants tax reduction in wines, spirits and dairy products, and a strong intellectual property regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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