US EditionEU Eyes Deeper India Partnership Despite Concerns over Moscow Ties
The European Union aims to finalize a free trade agreement and establish defense partnerships with India while addressing concerns over its increased Russian oil imports, officials said.
- The European Commission and EU diplomat Kaja Kallas released 'A New Strategic EU-India Agenda' on September 17, 2025, in Brussels to strengthen bilateral ties.
- The agenda responds to challenges from India’s purchases of Russian oil and participation in Russia-led military exercises, which could impede closer EU-India cooperation.
- The strategy outlines five pillars—trade, technology, security, defence, and climate—with both sides aiming to finalize a free trade agreement by year-end and deepen defence industry ties.
- EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič noted that EU-India trade has grown over 90% in the past decade, while Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar emphasized Germany’s support for the FTA negotiations.
- The agenda signals the EU’s intent to engage India as a strategic counterweight to China despite unresolved issues related to Russia that may continue to challenge full cooperation.
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diarioestrategia.clOn Wednesday the European Commission presented a new strategy to strengthen relations with India not only in trade matters, they share the objective of concluding a free trade agreement by the end of the year, but also in other key areas for current geopolitics such as security and defence, and all of this despite the difficulties due to New Delhi’s links with the Kremlin.
India and the European Union are strengthening their relationship despite differences over Russia and pressure from the United States. Brussels and New Delhi have signed a statement this Wednesday that identifies five areas where the two sides want to move forward to reach agreements that develop what are good intentions for now. The reviewer of issues are trade, technology, defence, connections between the two areas and the exchange of knowledg…
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