The sprawling trade deal sends a positive message in support of rules-based global trade at a time when that appears to be increasingly under strain, says Amitendu Palit from the National University of Singapore. SINGAPORE: After nearly two decades of stop-start negotiations, India and the European Union (EU) have sealed a free trade agreement (FTA), lavishly described by both sides as the “ mother of all deals ”. Formally announced at the India-EU Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday (Jan 27), the