Second ministerial meeting of India–EU Trade and Technology Council held in New Delhi
The second meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was held in New Delhi on 28 February 2025, co-chaired by S. Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw for India.
Summary
The second meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) took place in New Delhi on 28 February 2025. It was co-chaired for India by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and for the EU by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and Commissioners Maroš Šefčovič and Ekaterina Zaharieva. The TTC was set up by PM Modi and Ursula von der Leyen in April 2022; its first meeting was held in Brussels on 16 May 2023. It works through three working groups, including one on strategic technologies, digital governance and digital connectivity. During the visit, the Bharat 6G Alliance and the EU's 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association signed an MoU.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 28 February 2025, New Delhi
- Indian co-chairs
- S. Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal, Ashwini Vaishnaw
- Established
- April 2022
- First meeting
- Brussels, 16 May 2023
- Structure
- Three working groups
- 6G
- Bharat 6G Alliance–EU 6G SNS IA MoU
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the first ministerial meeting of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council held, before the second meeting in New Delhi on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Brussels
The first India–EU TTC meeting was held in Brussels on 16 May 2023; the second was in New Delhi on 28 February 2025.
Which of the following Union Ministers was NOT an Indian co-chair of the second India–EU TTC meeting on 28 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Nirmala Sitharaman
The Indian co-chairs were S. Jaishankar, Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw; the Finance Minister was not a co-chair.