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Modi Has a Shot at History-Making With EU’s India Visit
Time to make history.
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At Davos, Ursula von der Leyen made India the centerpiece of her declaration of European independence. The president of the European Commission said that she was travelling to New Delhi to energize the relationship. And, hopefully, to close whatever gaps remain on the mammoth free-trade agreement, decades in the making, between two of the world’s largest economies.
Von der Leyen wants what she called “the mother of all deals.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi should give it to her when she visits this week. Not just because India needs it, or Europe wants it — but because of the effect it’ll have on US President Donald Trump.