India, Aug. 20 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday stressed the significance of India's relationship with Europe following a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs amid the US' tariff imposition.

Speaking to ANI on the question of India's relationship with Europe, Tharoor said: "I must say, I'm impressed with the attendance levels of my committee-today there were 18 MPs present apart from myself, so 19 in total. There were a lot of questions, many of them quite detailed. It won't surprise the public that several MPs raised concerns about Schengen visas and the frustrations their constituents face in obtaining them."

He said there were also serious discussions on trade relations, security cooperation, FT...