The European Council has approved the EU-India Strategic Agenda, identifying five priority pillars to address emerging opportunities, challenges, and threats in a geopolitical context.
Five Priority Pillars
- Prosperity and Sustainability: Focuses on economic growth, job creation, decarbonization, and strengthening supply chains.
- The goals of finalizing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and concluding an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) are central to this.
- Technology and Innovation: Deepens cooperation on critical emerging technologies, digital infrastructure, and promoting research collaboration through the Trade and Technology Council and Horizon Europe.
- Security and Defence: Addresses global security threats, geopolitical tensions, and technological change. E.g. Coordinate on Indo-Pacific and promote rule based maritime order.
- Connectivity and Global Issues: Strengthens regional connectivity, global governance, and cooperation in third countries.
- Example: Strengthening initiatives like India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and Global Gateway.
- Enablers across Pillars: Facilitates skills mobility, knowledge exchange, business engagement, and institutional cooperation to support all four main pillars.
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