Top EU Leaders to Visit India for Summit, Republic Day Celebrations

• President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will visit India.
• They will attend the 16th EU-India Summit on January 27 in New Delhi, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• Key summit agenda items include trade, security, defence, clean transition, and people-to-people cooperation.
• The EU leaders will also be guests of honour at India's 77th Republic Day Parade on January 26.
• The visit aims to strengthen the EU-India strategic partnership, following a new strategic agenda endorsed in October 2025.

Why It Matters: Top EU leaders will visit India for a summit and Republic Day, strengthening strategic partnership.