Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the European Council meeting in Brussels on 17–18 December, according to two officials familiar with the planning.
The trip has not been formally announced and could still shift, but one official said simply: “We are working on it.”
The timing is not accidental. In January, India and the European Union finished negotiations on a free-trade agreement and signed a security and defence partnership during the 16th India-EU Summit in New Delhi.
What remains is the political signature — the last step before member states can move the pact toward ratification. A Modi appearance at the Council’s final scheduled meeting of 2026 would give leaders a high-profile moment to do it.
The agreement would open markets covering about two billion people and more than a fifth of global GDP. EU governments have not yet given their collective backing, so the December window is an opportunity, not a guarantee. India’s embassy in Brussels did not immediately comment when asked.
If it happens, the visit would mark a visible next chapter after the January summit, when European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sat with Modi and described the trade package as a landmark partnership between two large democracies.
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