India, EU to hold new round of trade talks next week

Indian and European negotiators will focus on whittling down differences over market access and intellectual property rights when they meet next week to push for a bilateral trade pact, Daniele Smadja, the head of the European Commission's delegation to India, confirmed on Monday. She added that she was hopeful of progress now because of the political impetus from an India-EU summit late last year and removal of uncertainties over the appointment of the new EU trade commissioner.