The announcement of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has drawn extensive and prominent coverage across leading international media outlets, describing it as a historic and even the mother of all trade deals. The coverage highlighted the agreement’s significance as one of the most consequential global trade pacts in recent years.

Major international publications across Europe, the United States, and multilateral platforms called the India-EU FTA a defining moment in global economic diplomacy. British and European media such as the BBC, Financial Times, The Guardian, Euronews, DW, France 24, and Le Monde highlighted the scale and ambition of the agreement, noting that it represents the largest trade deal concluded by either India or the European Union to date.

In the United States, outlets including Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNBC and the Associated Press focused on the agreement’s wider implications for global trade architecture.

Global broadcasters such as CNN International and Al Jazeera called the FTA a major geopolitical and economic realignment, while Asia-Pacific media, including the South China Morning Post and ABC Australia, emphasised its impact on regional supply chains and emerging-market trade dynamics.