By bno - Mumbai Office India’s free trade agreement with the European Union is expected to generate close to 7mn jobs in the textile sector alone, while sharply expanding the country’s footprint in one of the world’s largest apparel and fabric markets,

India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), under which a number of domestic sectors such as apparel, chemicals, and footwear will get duty-free entry into the 27-nation bloc.