India, EU Kick-Start Free Trade Pact Negotiations After 9-Year Lull

India's national flag held during a rally in Ram Lila Ground in New Delhi on Dec. 27, 2011. Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

India and the European Union (EU) have resumed their free trade agreement negotiations after a nine-year hiatus since the previous negotiations ended in 2013.

India and the 27-nation bloc held their first round of negotiations from June 27 to July 1 in New Delhi.