EUISS Prospects for EU-India security cooperation - Brussels

Prospects for EU-India security cooperation – Brussels

Think Tanks Twinning Initiative author 2016, Belgium, Brussels, Chatham House, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Events, Observer Research Foundation, ORF, Chatham House, EUISS - Brussels, ORF, Chatham House, EUISS - New Delhi

The Observer Research Foundation, the European Union Institute for Security Studies, and Chatham House held an event on the prospects for security cooperation at the Embassy of India to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU on 4 November 2016. A report, the result of a closed-door workshop and a public conference held in New Delhi in September 2016, was presented and …

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Prospects for EU-India security cooperation – New Delhi

Think Tanks Twinning Initiative author 2016, Chatham House, European Union Institute for Security Studies, Events, India, New Delhi, Observer Research Foundation, ORF, Chatham House, EUISS - Brussels, ORF, Chatham House, EUISS - New Delhi

There is a clear imperative for greater understanding between the EU and India on a range of security concerns. Until recently, this imperative has not been obvious. India’s focus has been inward-looking, predicated on the need for rapid economic growth. However, since 2014, the BJP–led government in Delhi has demonstrated a much greater emphasis on foreign policy; in 2015 the …