The global economic centre of gravity is moving southwards. The upside-down globe installed at the London School of Economics (LSE) in 2019 captured that idea with visual economy rather than theory. Since then, the symbolism has only hardened into fact.

That reality framed the European Commission President’s description of the proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement as the “mother of all deals” at Davos, days before her visit to India as Chief Guest at the 77th Republic Day celebrations on 26 January 2026. The India–EU Summit in New Delhi is expected to formalise the agreement that has lingered for years in negotiation.

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