Beyond Tariffs — India–EU Services & Investment at a Strategic Crossroads

EuroScope @ Global Eye Intelligence presents a sharp, forward-looking policy brief that goes where tariff debates stop. Beyond Tariffs examines the real engine of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement: services, investment, data mobility, and regulatory trust. With services contributing over half of India’s GDP and forming the backbone of its global competitiveness, this report explains why progress in this chapter will ultimately determine whether the FTA becomes transformational or symbolic.

This brief dissects India’s push for professional mobility, recognition of qualifications, data flows, and technology-driven investment — and contrasts it with the EU’s regulatory-first approach to data protection, investor security, and market discipline. It maps the core bottlenecks, from GDPR versus India’s DPDPA regime to disagreements over investment dispute settlement, financial services access, and public procurement. Crucially, it also identifies pragmatic compromise pathways already emerging, including trusted data corridors, phased sectoral liberalisation, hybrid dispute resolution, and green investment incentives.

For policymakers, global firms, investors, IT leaders, and geopolitical analysts, this report delivers clarity on what will unlock — or derail — the India–EU economic partnership.

If you want to understand the negotiations shaping India’s digital, services, and investment future before deals are signed, follow EuroScope @ Global Eye Intelligence. Download this brief now and stay ahead of strategic trade shifts.

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