India and the European Union were expected to give a decisive push Friday to negotiations on a free trade pact at a summit in New Delhi, according to dpa. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to hold talks with EU President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. The focus of the 12th India-EU summit would be on boosting commercial ties as European economies slide towards recession and India is recording growth of about 7 per cent, Indian foreign ministry officials said. Although the trade pact would not be signed at the summit, the leaders were likely to announce a road map for concluding the deal in the next few months, diplomats said. -- SPA
