<h1>Free trade agreement with European Union could offset higher external tariffs and accelerate growth alongside labour and land reforms.</h1> Negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the European Union to redirect exports toward lower tariff markets, coupled with implementation of central labour codes, state land market reforms and substantial reduction of regulatory export permissions and quality control orders; these combined trade and domestic reforms are presented as essential to preserve competitiveness, facilitate supply chain realignment and accelerate India's growth trajectory amid rising external tariffs.