It will be Leyen’s third visit to India.She had earlier visited India for a bilateral trip in April 2022, and to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September 2023.”This will be the first ever visit of the EU College of Commissioners together to India and among the first such visits since the start of the mandate of the current European Commission in December 2024 after the European parliamentary elections held in June 2024,” the MEA said.India and the European Union have been strategic partners since 2004 and their bilateral ties have expanded and deepened across a wide range of areas.”As the two sides enter the third decade of the strategic partnership, the visit of President von der Leyen and the EU College of Commissioners will pave the way for further strengthening of bilateral relations based on growing convergences,” the MEA said.
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