Brussels – India as a new destination, a response to new global tensions and changing geopolitical dynamics. The European Union, in particular the president of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is betting strongly on a new season of bilateral relations with New Delhi. In some respects, it is a compulsory choice. However, he risks throwing the old continent in a counterproductive dimension. Like China, India has a privileged partner role with Russia, which is condemned and subject to no less than sixteen sanctions packages and still has a lot of work to do on human rights. Essentially, it is not exactly a champion of these values that the EU has displayed in recent years.
THE Think Tank from the European ParliamentIn a work paper Written to relieve the task of the deputies, does not hide the fact that EU-India relations are not without critical problems. The first concerns the political agenda of India. “The EU also seeks to extend its circle of key partners, In a context of uncertainty about transatlantic relationships “is the premise of the document.”India has a privileged relationship with Russia and strengthens links with the Trump administration.“A way of positioning yourself on the international charter which certainly puts the EU in the uncomfortable position of having to choose between avoiding any relationship with those who do not share the European principles or embrace this pragmatism described by Von der Leyen, in which we must accept that we “I have to work with countries that have no similar ideas But share some of our interests. “”
EU-India, the calendar of the new relational season
The European Commission is serious. It doesn’t matter if New Delhi flirts with Moscow and Washington. Next week,, The entire college will be in India on February 27 and 28. THE EU-India Council on Trade and Technology will also meet for the occasion. Joint communication on a new EU-INDE strategic program is scheduled for the second quarter of 2025. An EU-India summit could take place in the last quarter of 2025. It is a calendar with dates, milestones and objectives, reflecting the desire to cover yourself against trade tensions of new and changes.
THE The EU wishes to develop its relations with India, whose market growth and economic growth represent a precious opportunity for European companies, in particular in green technologies. It should be noted India is a leader in promoting renewable energies, and this role is not new. In March 2018, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron co -chaired the founding conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA). Isa Objective To unlock 1 billion of solar investment dollars by 2030, reducing technology and financing costs.
Geopolitical game
It is also necessary to consider the geopolitical game and not to underestimate it. Researchers from the European Parliament remember that New Delhi’s goal is to “place yourself at the center of the world balance of power“Between the United States and its allies on the one hand and Russia and China (with which it participates in the intergovernmental organization of the BRICS and in the Shanghai cooperation organization) on the other hand.
In this program of all India, Russia plays an important role, because India feels historically threatened by China (with which there is always a dispute in the territories of Aksai-Chin, claimed by both parties) and considers relations with Russia as a means of responding to this feeling of Chinese fouling. India bought part of Russian crude oil under European sanctions and would have helped provide European aircraft equipment that could not be sold in Russia.
English version by the WitHub translation service
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