In an exclusive interview with India Today Global, Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has candidly addressed the shifting geopolitical landscape that has accelerated the conclusion of the India-EU free trade agreement. Kallas described the deal as mutually beneficial, emphasising Europe's need to diversify its trade partnerships amidst growing global uncertainties.
The conversation, conducted by India Today Global's Executive Editor Geeta Mohan, touched upon pressing issues ranging from the weaponisation of tariffs by the Trump administration to Europe's vulnerabilities on its eastern flank. Kallas positioned the EU as a "stable and predictable partner" in an increasingly volatile world, whilst acknowledging the complexities of transatlantic relations under President Trump's second term.
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Q: Let's begin with when will the tariffs or the trade deal be implemented?
Kaja Kallas: Well, of course it takes a bit of time because we are both democracies, and in democracies there ar
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