Donald Trump was too distracted playing emperor. Meanwhile, the EU and India just sealed a deal he never saw coming

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Of late, Donald Trump has been trying too hard to live upto his dictator title by proposing to annex one country after another. Addressing the occasion, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote:Europe and India are making history today. We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit. Modi also reciprocated Leyen’s actions by sharing a post on X, in which he wrote:Conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement today marks a significant milestone in our relations. What does the Free Trade Agreement involve?