The European Union and the government of India have finalized a massive deal:

Euroviews. Europe’s ‘India bet’ is finally real, and it is bigger than trade
29 January 2026
After years of faltering talks, the EU and India have struck a landmark free trade deal that goes far beyond tariffs. In an era of weaponised interdependence, it signals a new geoeconomic logic: openness on negotiated, strategic terms, writes Daniela Schwarzer in an opinion article for Euroviews.
After two decades of stop-start negotiations, the EU and India have clinched what was called the “mother of all deals“: a free trade agreement that would cut or eliminate tariffs on 97% of EU goods exports to India and grant preferential access in the other direction for 99% of Indian exports by value.
That the deal came together at all, despite widely diverging positions, marks a shift on both sides.
Red lines were crossed and concessions accepted: tariffs on European cars, for instance, will remain at 40%, while India agreed to a phased elimination of tariffs on key industrial goods.
The agreement reflects a shared assessment that more is at stake than trade alone. It illustrates a new cooperation logic shaped by strategic necessity in a more contested global economy.
In a world where economic ties are increasingly weaponised and the rules-based order is fraying, Europe and India are choosing to lock in interdependence on negotiated terms and to use it as a platform for strategic cooperation. …

The EU-India deal is a clear expression of that by helping to reduce vulnerability to coercion while keeping markets open where openness still serves strategic autonomy. https://www.euronews.com/2026/01/29/europes-india-bet-is-finally-real-and-it-is-bigger-than-trade

Those living in the European Union feel humiliated about the trade deal with the United States as EuroNews reported before (see https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/09/majority-of-europeans-think-eu-us-trade-deal-is-a-humiliation-new-poll-shows).

Yes, it has been tariffs, sanctions, economic threats, and policies from the Trump Administration which are pushing those in friendly nations to consider deals apart from the USA.

Notice also the following:

America is losing allies by the droves.
January 28, 2026
The U.S.Government is losing the support that it has had since the end of WW2 from its traditional allies such as Canada, England, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, and South Korea, while others of its allies are now on the fence about whether or not to join with them in exploring what the benefits and costs of becoming independent and increasing their trade with China and India would be. …
The EU and India signed a landmark trade agreement as both look to bolster commercial alliances amid threats from Washington. The EU expects to double exports to India by 2032 as part of the deal, which was negotiated for two decades, while Delhi, subject of 50% tariffs from Washington, anticipates EU-bound exports to soar. “We have concluded the mother of all deals,” the European Commission president said. US President Donald Trump’s threats have instilled a sense of urgency in the EU, which has accelerated talks with several trading partners. …
America’s days as the global empire or “hegemon” are by now clearly numbered, as more and more of its colonies (or ‘allies’) peel off because the U.S. Government increasingly has to use coercion in order to keep them as part of its empire. https://theduran.com/america-is-losing-allies-by-the-droves/

The USA, itself, is turning friends into enemies, and that is consistent with biblical prophecies (e.g. Lamentations 1:1-2).

There is an expression that “the enemy of your enemy is your friend.” This has helped push various nations and groups of nations (like BRICS+, the EU, and the SCO) towards each other.

Notice some items in my free eBook Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump’s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?:

Donald Trump’s foreign policy statements have unsettled many—in the USA as well as foreign nations. …
The Bible teaches about a great power who will be destroyed by its friends, who become enemies (Lamentations 1:1-2)—some statements by Donald Trump are pushing “friends” (NATO allies) into being enemies. …
The Bible is clear that there will be problems in Europe (Daniel 11:41-43), yet it also shows that Europe will undergo several reorganizations (Revelation chapters 16-18), and the two reorganizations in Revelation 17:12-13 specifically will not turn out well for the USA (cf. Daniel 11:39) or the Arab world (cf. Daniel 11:40-43). …
Unintended Consequences
While Donald Trump seems to believe that his policies are best for the United States, notice some unintended consequences of them: …
Pushing tariffs and sanctions on other countries is contributing to the rise of the final time of the Gentiles (Luke 21:24; Ezekiel 7:24).Pushing tariffs and other policies that foreign nations do not like is contributing to other nations looking to bypass the USA dollar, as well as trade more with each other and less with the USA. This will further push various globalist’s moves forward without the USA. This is also helping set the stage for the coming European Babylonian Beast to dominate international trade. …Pushing against Europe’s unity is encouraging the Europeans, which are prophesied to have unity difficulties (cf. Daniel 2:41-43), to try harder to unify, which will happen after at least two reorganizations (Revelation 17:12-13).By breaking political norms and acting like a ‘strong man’ this will help Europeans being more accepting of their beast ‘strong man’ (Revelation 13:1-10; 17:13).Donald Trump’s statements will help promote the rise of stronger European leaders like Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg.Although, overall, the European nations have not paid for their defense to the amount they have suggested they would, pressuring them to spend more will 1) encourage them to be independent of the USA and 2) put Europe in a position where it has a great army (Daniel 11:25), many ships (Daniel 11:40), and access to nuclear weapons (cf. Deuteronomy 29:23-25; Isaiah 9:19-21;Ezekiel 6:6), which will help it conquer the USA, which is the military power with the strongest fortresses (cf. Daniel 11:39).
[ii] Thiel B. Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States. Nazarene Books, 2013, pp. 67-48

Since the above was published, gold has set records in US dollar terms scores of times. And more countries are looking seriously about bypassing the US and its dollar because of tariffs, sanctions, and other economic issues.

Statements and policies by the Trump Administration have strained relations between the USA and other nations, as well as motivated the EU to make/finalize deals it has been hesitant to.

In December of 2025, I wrote the following in the article 26 items to prophetically watch in 2026:

For a time, Babylon will dominate world trade:
2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” (Revelation 18:2-3).
While ‘Babylon’ will not fully reign in 2026, with the USA pulling out of trade deals and/or wishing to change them, steps are occurring that are pushing Europe to dominate trade (watch Trade Wars: Are COG warnings coming to pass?).
Expect Europe to reach out to various Gentile nations in Asia, Africa, South America, and elsewhere to make trade deals.
The final time of the Gentiles is approaching. We are seeing BRICS, the Global South, the EU, and others working on ways to trade and not have to deal with the descendants of Ephraim (UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) and Manasseh (the USA).
The Europeans will work with many nations to secure stronger trade agreements. …
On 2/27/25, Ursula von der Leyen went to India to push for closer trade ties for reasons including Donald Trump’s tariff pushing (https://www.dw.com/en/von-der-leyen-arrives-in-india-to-strengthen-partnership/a-71768504).

In order for Europe to become the dominate world trading ‘Babylon the Great’ power that the Bible points to, deals such as this one with India have long been expected.

In the Continuing Church of God, “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: (2 Peter 1:19, KJV).

The Bible shows that Europe will one day dominate international trade (cf. Revelation 17 and 18).

It is trying to set that up now.

There have been and will be many unintended consequences of Donald Trump’s statements and policies.

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