EU To Strengthen 'Strategic' Ties With India

Ahead of the European Union (EU)-India Summit (to be held in New Delhi in October), the 28-member bloc has hinted that it will broaden its engagement and strengthen strategic and business ties with India. The EU has also indicated that it will formalise a big-bang action plan on various bilateral issues at the upcoming summit.

A senior EU official told an Indian broadsheet over the weekend that the two 'partners' would announce a string of joint declarations at the summit. The official, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that the summit would prepare a concrete roadmap for addressing major issues, such as climate change, clean energy, maritime security, naval co-operation, space research and combating cyber crime.

The official expressed hope that the wide-ranging EU-India partnership would bolster co-operation between India and the Hague-based Europol's European...

Continue reading on: