“We have had a wonderful visit to the president of the European Union in India. Defense is an important field of collaboration with the European Union for us, and this partnership is developing on our side,” said MEA spokesman, Randir Jaiswal
He explained that India wanted to give a boost to defense exports. “We hope that we can do more in this regard with the European Union and the European countries,” said the MEA spokesperson in response to a question.
During her visit to India last month, the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen pointed out to pass the EU-India strategic partnership at the higher level when she announced the possibility of a security and defense partnership with India.
“We explore a future security and defense partnership with India in the mold of partnerships we have with Japan and South Korea,” she said during her speech during a event organized by a reflection group in New Delhi on February 28, 2025.
“This will help us to intensify our work to counter common threats, whether on cross -border terrorism, maritime security threats, cyber attacks or the new phenomenon we see: attacks on our critical infrastructure,” said Ursula von der Leyen, who visited India with the college of European Union commissioners.
This also revealed an echo in the declaration of managers published after a meeting between the president of the European Commission on a visit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who declared that he is committed to exploring a security and defense partnership.
The president of the European Commission also underlined the interest of India to join industrial defense projects under the permanent structured cooperation of the EU. “India is working hard to diversify its military supply and to access new capacities. And I think we can help each other achieve our security goals, ”she said.
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