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Finland is pitching itself as a destination for Indian businesses, students and professionals as it steps up investments in artificial intelligence and deep technology, according to a report by The Times of India. Industry voices say favourable government policies on work mobility, start-ups and research are creating demand for skilled talent from India, especially in areas such as data science, machine learning, computer vision and generative AI. Finland’s outreach builds on its long links with India, from Nokia’s telecom legacy to companies like KONE that operate widely across Indian cities. Now, the focus has shifted to attracting global talent to support the country’s ambitions in AI and advanced technologies. R&D spending and talent demandLaura Lindeman, senior director of
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that Europe and India are making history today, after the European Union and India concluded a long-pending free trade agreement, capping 18 years of negotiations. "We have concluded the mother of all deals," von der Leyen said in a post on platform X on Tuesday. "We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit." Hailed as the "mother of all deals," the deal marks a landmark partnership between two of the world’s largest economies.
