Momentum in India-EU relations
The recent visit to the European Commission delegation in India was unprecedented, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. The magnitude of the talks was astounding: 22 EU commissioners and 20 Indian ministers. There have been complete conversations on several levels, explains Hervé Delphin. This visit announces a new impetus in relations in India-EU, he told Stratnews Global.
Not that the links are in poor condition, but we want to bring it to a new level, he added. “We consider 2025 as the year of India-EU relations and we expect more commitments, from follow-up this year. In addition, discussions on the future roadmap for cooperation. And this should lead at the end of the year with the EU-India summit to Delhi. ”
Ambassador Delphin describes three key areas that are promising collaboration with regard to India-EU relations.
Economic agenda
The first area is undoubtedly economic cooperation, according to him. The EU and India represent 25% of world GDP. “Currently, the EU is the largest trading partner in India, ahead of China and the United States in goods, we are the first; In the services, I think we are in the first 3 or 4, but together, we are nearly 200 billion bidirectional businesses. ”
Prime Minister Modi and President Ursula von der Leyen said the free trade agreement (ALE) was to be concluded by the end of the year. The 10th round of talks took place in Brussels last week and the next round is scheduled for the start of time. You have to see this as the largest Ale of all time to which both parties register, explains the EU envoy.
The Commerce and Technology Council is a key element in the economic agenda. The EU has only two such arrangements, one with the United States and the other with India, he adds.
It is a technology cooperation platform that covers research, innovation to market adoption in the digital field such as advanced technologies.
Defense and security
This covers various layers with consultations on how the two parties assess the landscape of security and threats. There have been discussions on cybersecurity, maritime security and the fight against terrorism. Now we want to extend cooperation to new areas such as space and AI, and exchange best practices, says the envoy.
Geopolitics and global partnerships
In a world of transition, transition and turbulence, we consider that the EU and India as stabilizing forces, forces for good, explains the ambassador Delphin. The two are very aligned in what we want: an order based on rules, he adds. “We want a cooperative order and are not for aggressive programs but for peace. We want to connect to the world’s common goods on sustainable development, sustainable finance, climate agenda and biodiversity. ”
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