'Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA)' is sometimes seen in the news in the context of negotiations held between India and (a) European Union (b) Gulf Cooperation Council (c) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (d) Shanghai Cooperation Organization
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- India and the EU to sign their trade deal on 16 December
BTIA was the earlier name of the India-EU trade negotiations that began in 2007 and are now ending in a signed deal.
- India and Belgium sign a defence letter of intent and aim to double trade in five years
The BTIA was the original name of the India-EU trade talks; the India-Belgium statement shows that those talks concluded as the India-EU FTA in January 2026 and now shape trade with EU members such as Belgium.
- As India revises its Model BIT, an op-ed seeks consultation and Parliament's scrutiny
The India-EU talks that began as the BTIA now include a separate investment protection agreement, which a revised Model BIT will shape.
- India-EU trade deal: a 1.64 million tonne steel quota for India, a car quota for the EU
The Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement was the earlier name of the India-EU trade talks that have now produced this FTA.