### Clue: New country group, based on test ignoring India, seen as indifferent (7)
### Answer: NEUTRAL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: seen as indifferent
 N(abbrev. for "new") + EU(abbrev. for the European Union, a group of many countries of Europe) **plus**(based on, in a down clue) "trial"(a test/a try-out) **minus**(ignoring) "I"(abbrev. for "India").