US EditionIndia, EU sign defence, security partnership to boost strategic ties
The partnership aims to enhance cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism, and cyber security while supporting India's Make in India initiative, officials said.
- On Jan 27, 2026, India and the European Union signed a Security and Defence Strategic Partnership at the 16th India‑EU Summit in New Delhi, exploring India's participation in European defence initiatives.
- By broadening ties into defence and security, the pact aims to advance counter-terrorism, maritime security, and cyber-security, while securing European supplies against Russian hybrid warfare and supporting the Make in India initiative.
- Accompanying the partnership, leaders agreed to roll out a defence framework pact, administrative arrangements for trilateral cooperation, and examine a Security of Information Agreement and mobility pact.
- India's defence companies will seek coproduction and co-development opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, while Kaja Kallas, EU Foreign Minister, called the partnership a `milestone` signaling future cooperation.
- Against a backdrop of the Russia‑Ukraine conflict and West Asia, the deal builds on long‑standing engagement first formalised in 2004, with FTA talks launched in 2007, paused in 2013, and revived in June 2022.
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India, EU sign new security and defence partnership
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