Next Indian government expected to push for EU trade deal, claims Secretary General of International Spirits & Wines Association of India

In an exclusive interview with viEUws Sonjoy Mohanty, Secretary General for the International Spirits & Wines Association of India, talks to Lénaïc Vaudin d’Imécourt – EU Trade Insights Editor – about the EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

High tariffs on European spirits and wines are one of the reasons why the EU and India have failed to reach consensus on the FTA. In the interview, Mohanty claims it is mainly the political circumstances in India that have caused delay of the Free Trade Agreement. He shares his hope that after the general elections in India, taking place in April-May of this year, the new government would push a deal forward. “The FTA will benefit both the EU and India, that is why they have these discussions”, concludes the Secretary General.