While von der Leyen landed in New Delhi on Saturday, Costa is expected on Sunday afternoon. Von der Leyen, a former German Defence Minister, will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday as they chart out the next course of the India-EU partnership. On Saturday, Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, welcomed von der Leyen at the airport. Earlier in the day, in a post on X, von der Leyen said: “‘The mother of all trade deals’. The EU-India Summit will focus on deepening cooperation across trade, security, defence, clean energy, and people-to-people contacts.

Source: Indian Express January 25, 2026 02:50 UTC