India–Italy Business Forum held in Mumbai; agreed minutes of 22nd Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation signed
The India–Italy Business Forum was held in Mumbai on 11 December 2025 during the visit of Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, with the signing of the agreed minutes of the 22nd India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation.
Summary
The India–Italy Business Forum was held in Mumbai on 11 December 2025 during the official visit of Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Italy, who also held a bilateral meeting with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal. The defining outcome of the India–Italy engagement was the signing of the agreed minutes of the 22nd session of the India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC). Among company deals, SAIL awarded three steel plant projects to Italy's Danieli Group, worth around €500 million. The two countries raised ties to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's visit to New Delhi in March 2023.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Venue
- Mumbai
- Italian leader
- Antonio Tajani, Deputy PM and Foreign Minister
- Key outcome
- Agreed minutes of 22nd India–Italy JCEC signed
- Major deal
- SAIL awards three steel plant projects to Danieli Group, ~€500 million
- Strategic Partnership
- Since March 2023 (Meloni's visit)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The agreed minutes of which session of the India–Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation were signed in Mumbai on 11 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 22nd
PIB 2202562: the defining outcome was the signing of the agreed minutes of the 22nd session of the India-Italy JCEC.
Which Italian company was awarded three major steel plant projects by SAIL, announced at the India–Italy Business Forum on 11 December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Danieli Group
PIB 2202562: SAIL awarded three steel plant projects (Blast Furnace, Slab Caster, Hot Strip Mill) to Italy's Danieli Group, worth around €500 million.