<h1>India and EFTA agree trade and investment pact targeting $100B and one million jobs over 15 years</h1> A Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the four EFTA states entered into force establishing a binding investment objective of USD 100 billion over 15 years and a target of one million direct jobs in India. The pact provides expanded market access for goods and services, commitments on investment facilitation, sectoral roadmaps (life sciences, clean energy, maritime, advanced manufacturing, agrifoods, services), MSME onboarding, standards cooperation, and mobility pathways for professionals including potential mutual recognition agreements. Implementation will be monitored for FTA utilisation, investment expansion and services outcomes, with stated mechanisms to reduce trade frictions (logistics, testing duplication) and to promote predictable, investor-friendly frameworks.