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- 1962 - India becomes one of the first countries to establish relations with the European institutions
- 1973 - The first agreement between the then European Economic Community, its member states and the Republic of India is signed
- 1981 - The EU and India sign an agreement for commercial and economic co-operation
- 1993 - Co-operation agreement is signed including new elements not limited to the commercial sphere. It confers most favoured nation trading status on both parties, but the two also pledge to deepen cultural ties and support for democracy. The document seeks to increase co-operation on energy, development, drug control and the environment
- 1994 - Memorandum of understanding agreed on the export of Indian textiles
- 1996 - The European Commission proposes an EU-India enhanced partnership, which puts EU-India relations in a global and regional context. The text is agreed by the European Parliament and the member states
- 1998 - India carries out its first series of nuclear tests. The EU agrees temporarily to delay loans to India from international financial institutions, including the World Bank. Bilateral sanctions similar to those imposed by the US are ruled out on an EU level, although Germany and UK impose some measures
- November 2004 - At a summit in The Hague the EU and India agree to establish a "strategic partnership"
- September 2005 - At a summit in Delhi, the two sides agree to a road map to develop relations. A high-level group will report on possibilities for a comprehensive trade and investment agreement. India agrees to take part in the EU’s Galileo satellite navigation programme
- April 2007 - EU member states agree to begin talks on a Free Trade Agreement with India.
More and more EU companies are choosing to be part of the Indian growth story, writes William H. Avery.
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