India Reshapes Global Order Through Trade Deals

India has leveraged recent trade agreements with the United States and the European Union to accelerate its shift from rule-taker to rule-shaper. The US deal cut tariffs on many Indian exports to 18 percent and the EU pact creates a trade corridor covering roughly a quarter of global GDP; bilateral trade with Russia rose from $9.4 billion in 2021 to over $65 billion by 2024. These developments strengthen India’s strategic autonomy and manufacturing competitiveness.