What is India-EU Relations?
Historical Background
Key Points
9 points- 1.
Regular summits between Indian and EU leaders
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Strategic Partnership launched in 2004
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Negotiations for a broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), also known as FTA, are ongoing
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Cooperation in areas such as climate change, counter-terrorism, and cybersecurity
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Joint initiatives on renewable energy and sustainable development
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Cultural exchange programs and people-to-people contacts
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India-EU Water Partnership to address water management challenges
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Dialogue on human rights and good governance
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EU is a major trading partner and investor in India
Visual Insights
Evolution of India-EU Relations
This timeline shows the evolution of India-EU relations from the 1960s to recent developments.
India-EU relations have evolved from trade and economic cooperation to a strategic partnership.
- 1960sFormal relations with the EU began
- 2000First India-EU Summit
- 2004India-EU Strategic Partnership established
- 2007Negotiations for the BTIA started
- 2021India and the EU agreed to resume negotiations for the BTIA
- 2026Foreign Secretary briefs on India-EU trade agreement
Recent Developments
5 developmentsRenewed efforts to revive the India-EU FTA negotiations
Focus on strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region
EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy and India's Act East Policy
Discussions on climate change and green transition
Cooperation on vaccine development and distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic
