European policy towards India and the Indo-Pacific

Europe’s relations with India have mis-fired in the past, even as New Delhi has built a range of important new partnerships with major international players, most obviously the United States. But 2025 offers a chance for a re-boot, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to meet Europe’s political leaders at a major EU-India summit early next year. 

How will both sides cope with new leadership in Washington? How can they cooperate in the face of a resurgent China in areas from military to economic security? What role might India play in a peace process over Ukraine? And how can both sides make progress on shared goals, from technology development and trade integration to climate change?