<h1>India and EU pledge to conclude balanced FTA by end-2025, advance talks on tariffs, rules, steel, autos, CBAM</h1> Senior Indian and EU officials met in Brussels to advance India-EU FTA negotiations, reaffirming a political commitment to conclude a balanced agreement by end-2025. Discussions targeted tariff and non-tariff barriers, transparent regulatory frameworks, preferential treatment for labour-intensive sectors, and unresolved, sensitive issues including steel, autos, CBAM and new EU regulations. Parties explored potential landing zones and agreed to finalize non-sensitive industrial tariff lines while further technical talks are required on high-sensitivity items. An EU technical delegation will visit India to pursue constructive solutions identified during the meetings.