<h1>Trade agreements driving investment: operationalising TEPA and sectoral cooperation to convert agreements into industrial collaboration and investments.</h1> India emphasises an expanding trade architecture providing a durable framework for trade, industrial collaboration and long-term investments, supported by domestic regulatory and budgetary reforms to ease compliance. Discussions focused on operationalising the TEPA with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and on sectoral cooperation in renewables, carbon capture, rare earths, green tech, maritime, fisheries, semiconductors and financial services, with presentations outlining bilateral investment potential and mechanisms to translate agreements into practical cooperation.