India and the European Union strengthen their cooperation on security, defense and trade. Complementary naval exercises under aspid and Atalanta to visit the political and security committee in New Delhi, culminating with a telephone call between Giorgia Meloni and Narendra Modi, the signals of a strategic convergence are multiplying.
Decode the news. In a transition phase for international order, marked by commercial tensions, technological disturbances and an intensification of geopolitical competition, the partnership takes on a meaning that goes far beyond the bilateral level.
- For Italy, this means projecting its Mediterranean centrality in Indo-Pacific. For India, this means consolidating its global projection while anchored more firmly to European democracies.
Operational detail:
- Aspidated: On September 7, the Italian destructive Caio Duilioindia and the European Union strengthened their cooperation on security, defense and trade.
- Complementary naval exercises under aspid and Atalanta to visit the political and security committee in New Delhi, culminating with a telephone call between Giorgia Meloni and Narendra Modi, the signals of a strategic convergence are multiplying. A Passex with the Instan of the Indian Navy.
- Rear-admiral Andrea Quondamatteo described it as a crucial step to protect collective security along strategic sea routes.
- Atalanta: A few days earlier, in the Seychelles, the Spanish frigate Navarra organized activities with the first Indian training squadron.
- The emphasis was placed on training, interoperability and on -board systems, in accordance with New Delhi’s efforts to diversify its Russian military supply chain.
Political level. The EU’s political and security committee visit India this week for the first time. On the agenda: fight against terrorism, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, space, industrial defense cooperation, disinformation and conscience of the maritime field.
- President Delphine Pronk described cooperation with India as “vital”, while ambassador Hervé Delphin described both parties as natural partners. The immediate objective is to finalize the long-term free trade agreement by the end of the year and to prepare for the 2026 summit.
The Rome – New Delhi axis. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pressure to accelerate the EU trade agreement under negotiations for two decades.
- During their call on September 10, Meloni and his Indian counterpart Narendra Moda examined the joint strategic action plan 2025-2029. The discussion also covered the IMEC, the India – Middle East -Europe corridor and technological cooperation, in an eye at the top of IA 2026 in India.
The context. These India – EU initiatives occur only a few days after the summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization, where the appearance of Modi alongside Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin triggered discomfort in Western capitals.
- However, the sequence of diplomatic movements indicates a structural alignment with Europe. All this takes place while Modi and Donald Trump are preparing for a provisional reset in the middle of current trade tensions.
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