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First-ever Security, Defence Dialogue between India-EU
- 16 Jun 2022
India held the first-ever Security and Defence Consultations with European Union on 10th June 2022 at Brussels, capital city of Belgium.
- The two sides reviewed the entire gamut of their defence relations and evolving security situation in Europe, India’s neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific.
- The two sides also discussed various means of increasing India-EU cooperation on maritime security, implementation of the European code of conduct on arms export to India's neighborhood, cooperation in co-development and co-production of defence equipment, including India's participation in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in the area of security and defence policy.
- Both sides agreed to increase India-EU defence and security cooperation as an important pillar of the bilateral strategic relations.
- The next consultations will be held in Delhi at a mutually agreed convenient time.
India-EU: Recent Initiatives
Maritime Security Dialogue
- The two sides have a number of positive developments in the area of security and defence cooperation in recent years, including the establishment of a regular maritime security dialogue, which met for the second time in February 2022.
Defence Exercise
- The first-ever joint naval exercise between India and the EU was held during 18-19 June 2021 in the Gulf of Aden.
India-EU FTA
- India and the EU are set to formally restart negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) soon.
- India-EU FTA negotiations had been on the back burner after they were started in May 2013. However, an anti-China sentiment and the need for de-risking the supply chain amid geopolitical uncertainties have reignited several stalled trade talks this year.
- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal had said that India will conclude a FTA with the 27-nation group by next year.
Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
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