India, EU trade pact to be very important geopolitical stabiliser: Antonio Costa

”Our trade agreement is a very important geopolitical stabiliser and a showcase of how it’s possible to protect international rules-based trade,” he said

NEW DELHI: India and the European Union can together act as “strong providers of stability, protectability and reliability” on the international stage and protect the rules-based order at a time of growing geo-economic turbulence and unpredictability in trade, European Council President Antonio Costa said on Monday.

European Council Antonio Luis Santos da Costa during interview with Hindustan Times, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, January 26, 2026. (Photo by Arvind Yadav / Hindustan Times) (HT Photo/Arvind Yadav)

In an exclusive interview with HT shortly after participating in the Republic Day celebrations along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and ahead of the India-EU Summit on Tuesday, Costa said the growing