00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:05India's Republic Day Parade as guests of honour earlier as Brussels and New Delhi
00:10concluded talks on a long-awaited free trade agreement.
00:13Officials have been working on...
00:15The deal on and off for nearly two decades, but Donald Trump's trade tariffs...
00:20last year prompted both sides to fast-track negotiations.
00:23Monty Francis has the details.
00:25India celebrated its annual Republic Day...
00:30on Monday with a show of military might.
00:33A flyover by the Indian Air...
00:35and a celebration of culture...
00:37to mark the anniversary of the country's post-colonial...
00:40constitution.
00:41Taking part in the festivities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
00:45put out the red carpet for his guests of honour...
00:47European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen...
00:50and Antonio Costa, the President of the European Council.
00:55Fanfare comes ahead of Tuesday's summit at which India and the EU are expected to announce...
01:00a landmark free trade deal and security partnership.
01:05India is a country of 1.4 billion people on track to become the world's...
01:10fourth-largest economy this year.
01:12Experts say the pact would be a major win for...
01:15in Brussels and New Delhi as both seek to open up new markets...
01:18to counter U.S. tariffs.
01:20and Chinese export controls.
01:23The details have not...
01:25yet been announced...
01:26but it's expected that India will slash tariffs on European cars to 40...
01:30down from 110 percent...
01:33the biggest opening yet for European...
01:35automakers.
01:36New Delhi is also expected to open its market further to European wine.
01:40The trade deal is also expected to expand India's market in Europe for electronics...
01:45textiles...
01:46and chemicals.
01:47For its part, India continues to...
01:50to depend on Russian oil...
01:51but that has decreased under tariff threats from the U.S.
01:55and the EU pact is expected to push India further from dependence on Moscow.
02:00Well, for more, we're joined now by Christophe Jafferlo...
02:05political scientist and research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research.
02:10Thanks so much, Christophe, for being with us on the programme.
02:13Both sides describe...
02:15describing this moment as historic.
02:17It's taken nearly two decades to get here...
02:20Just why has it taken so long?
02:21What have been the main sticking points, do you believe?
02:25Well, there were many bonds of contention.
02:28Yes, it started...
02:30These negotiations started in 2007...
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