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India-EU Trade & Technology Council (TTC)
The India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) is the top-level platform where India and the European Union coordinate on trade, trusted technology and economic security; at its third ministerial meeting in Brussels on 15 July 2026 the two sides agreed to deepen work on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy and resilient supply chains, and to upgrade the Council itself into a more outcome-focused body.
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Launched at the third TTC ministerial in Brussels (15 July 2026): India and the EU opened talks on India joining the EUR 93.5-billion Horizon Europe programme, agreed a Semicon India 2026 chip roundtable and a first EV-charging Innovation Hub, and set a roadmap to upgrade the Council; India hosts the next meeting in 2027.
- India-EU TTC
- Trade and Technology Council
- Horizon Europe
- Semicon India 2026
- S. Jaishankar
- Piyush Goyal
- EU Chips Act
- India-EU
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