India, Jan. 27 -- The European Council President, Antonio Costa, was present when India and the EU signed the "mother of all deals", a trade agreement, on Tuesday in New Delhi. He has been to India before as the Portuguese Prime Minister back in 2017. But his connection to India, especially Goa, goes far beyond any political or diplomatic visit.

Antonio Costa brought up his India connection at the 16th India-EU Summit on January 27, proudly showing off his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card. This brought a smile to the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

As it turns out, Antonio Costa's father, Orlando Costa, was born and raised in Goa, a former Portugues...