At Davos 2026, World Economic Forum President Børge Brende speaks to Siddharth Zarabi, Group Editor, Business Today and Rajdeep Sardesai, consulting editor, India Today TV on the growing significance of an India–EU trade agreement as global trade frameworks face disruption. With negotiations at an advanced stage, Brende explains why a deal between India and the European Union—the world’s largest market—would send a powerful signal of cooperation at a time of rising protectionism. He points to the EU’s recent Mercosur agreement with Latin American nations as evidence of a renewed push for trade partnerships despite long-standing challenges, including agriculture. While global trade growth is expected to slow to around 3%, Brende stresses that trade continues to adapt and flow, reinforcing India’s strategic role in the evolving global economic order.