European Union leaders have signed a landmark free trade deal and security partnership with India during a summit on Tuesday, wrapping up nearly two decades of negotiations.

India has shed import duties on European cars, opening its long-protected auto industry from global competition.

A private plane carrying a deputy chief minister has crashed in western India, killing the official and four other people

India's chief economic adviser proposed age-based limits on access to social media platforms he said were "predatory" in their

People around the world are calling this the mother of all deals,” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said of the agreement, which represents a quarter of the world’s economy.

There is a low risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India, the World Health Organization said on Friday, adding that it did not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections reported by the South Asian nation.

The European Union and India agreed a free trade deal Tuesday, the largest such deal ever clinched by either side, as they contend with an erratic trade policy from key trading partner the United States.

As Trump's unpredictable tariff tactics prompt longtime U.S. trade partners to find alternatives, India and China seem happy to step in and get deals done.

A much-anticipated trade deal between India and the U.S. is at "a very advanced stage," India's oil and natural gas minister told CNBC Tuesday.