New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- The digital trade chapter of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) promotes paperless trade, e-invoicing, e-contracts, and e-authentication to ease cross-border trade. This facilitative framework establishes a secure and trustworthy digital environment for electronic transactions, which aims to strengthen the growth of goods and services trade between India and the European Union.

According to a Ministry of Electronics & IT release, the chapter contains provisions to enhance consumer confidence and business trust while recognising the importance of regulatory and technical cooperation to integrate Indian startups and MSMEs into digital trade. The agreement includes specific provisions on online consumer protection...