EU-India
Recalibrating Europe’s India relations after another Modi victory
Est. 4minWith Narendra Modi on his way to a third consecutive term as prime minister of India and the reshuffling of the European Parliament after the June elections, 2024 looks set to be a year for recalibrating EU-India relations.
India election heats up after charged Modi comments about Muslims
Est. 4minIndia began voting on Friday (26 April) in the second phase of the world's biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals raise the pitch of the campaign by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.
India seeking European investment to turn GIFT city into global financial centre
Est. 4minIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants to turn GIFT City into a global centre for the new age of global financial and technology services. Modi’s ambition needs to be matched with cash investments and European investors.
From India, Dombrovskis asks Russia to renew Black Sea grain deal
Est. 3minA senior European Union official urged Russia on Saturday (26 August) to renew a deal to allow the safe export of Ukrainian grain through Black Sea ports, after Russia quit the agreement last month.
India government sets emission limit for hydrogen to qualify as ‘green’
Est. 2minThe Indian government has set an emission limit of two-kilogram carbon-dioxide for every kilogram of hydrogen produced to be classified as "green" from renewable sources, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Saturday (19 August).
How ancient grains could lead the fight against climate change, hunger
Est. 6minWith global food security under strain, millets - one of the oldest cereals known to human civilisation - could help fight the food and climate crisis.
India PM Modi calls for common ground on global issues at G20 meeting
Est. 3minIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on foreign ministers from the G20 group on Thursday (2 March) to find common ground on global issues as he inaugurated a meeting that looks set to be dominated by Russia's war in Ukraine.
Germany’s Scholz in India to press on EU trade deal
Est. 3minGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited India on Saturday (25 February) seeking to deepen business and defence ties between the two major economies and jumpstart progress on an EU trade deal despite differences over Ukraine.
Not an era for war, India says, as G20 finance meet starts
Est. 3minIndia reiterated its stance on the war in Ukraine on Wednesday (22 February), saying it was time for dialogue and diplomacy, as finance officials from the Group of 20 (G20) started a meeting near the southern city of Bengaluru.
India’s energy transition hobbled by extreme weather, cheap Russian oil
Est. 5minExtreme weather and the availability of cheap Russian oil following the Ukraine war have put pressure on India as it looks to become energy independent and falls behind on its renewable energy goals.
As EU-China relations cool, Europe increasingly looks to Taiwan
Est. 8minAmid Western criticism of China over the escalating pressure on democratically-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, and the strengthening of ties with Russia during the invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s diplomacy suffers in Europe.
State of play in EU trade policy
Est. 5minAfter a slow year, the EU's free trade agenda is picking up speed under the Czech EU Council presidency. Nevertheless, more momentum still seems to be on the unilateral trade measures currently being negotiated in the bloc.
Sugar could become sour point in EU-India trade talks
Est. 4minFollowing a recent WTO ruling condemning India’s sugar subsidies, the European Parliament on Tuesday (5 July) called for no concessions in the talks over a future trade and investment agreement between Brussels and Delhi.
US talking with India on Russia oil price cap
Est. 3minTalks on agreeing and implementing a price cap on Russian oil exports have begun with large oil consuming countries, including India, and will soon start with smaller consumers in Africa and Latin America, US officials said on Tuesday (28 June).
Iran applies to join BRICS group of emerging countries
Est. 2minIran has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said on Monday (27 June).
EU to strengthen sustainability enforcement in trade deals
Est. 3minSustainability concerns should receive increased attention in trade deals and, if necessary, also be enforced through sanctions, according to a new approach presented by the EU Commission on Wednesday (22 June).
EU, India relaunch talks for free trade agreement
Est. 3minThe EU and India on Friday (17 June) formally relaunched negotiations to forge a free trade agreement, with the aim of completing talks by the end of 2023. "This partnership will become a defining moment for world trade in the 21st …
EU and India to start trade negotiations, with 2024 target
Est. 6minAfter more than eight years of stalled negotiations on a comprehensive EU-India trade agreement, the two are set to formally restart talks from mid-June, with the aim to strike an agreement before both head to the polls in 2024.
India’s ruling party asks officials to exercise caution on religious issues after Islamic nations protest
Est. 3minLeaders of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party on Tuesday (7 June) instructed officials to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion on public platforms after derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad drew protests from Islamic nations.
Supply Chains: From ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’
Est. 4minThe pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have sent shockwaves through global supply chains, leading companies and policymakers to rethink their priorities, from efficiency to resilience.
India puts ‘new reality’ on display with Davos street show
Est. 3minBright colours and bold logos proudly signal where India has set up base on the main street in Davos this year, as the country trumpets its pro-business and foreign investment drive. Inside a pavilion on the Swiss Alpine resort's Promenade street …
Quad leaders vow free and open Indo-Pacific, action on climate
Est. 4minThe leaders of the "Quad" group vowed on 24 May to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region and to fight climate change, as they met for talks aimed at standing up to an increasingly assertive China.
In Tokyo, Biden endorses Japan’s plan to beef up its defences
Est. 4minUS President Joe Biden on Monday (23 May) endorsed Japan's plan to beef up its defence capabilities as he and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida committed to working closely to counter China's growing influence in Asia.
Lavrov says EU becoming ‘aggressive, militant, NATO appendage’
Est. 2minRussia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday (13 May) said he doubted the motives of Ukraine's intention of joining the European Union, while accusing Brussels of ambitions beyond the European continent.
