India-EU Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda 2030
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, along with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa, have adopted a strategy titled "Towards 2030: India-EU Joint Comprehensive Strategic Agenda." This aims to enhance strategic cooperation over the next five years.
Objective
- Provide clear direction in a complex global environment.
- Advance shared prosperity, accelerate innovation, and strengthen security cooperation.
- Deepen people-to-people ties.
Key Pillars
- Prosperity and Sustainability
- Technology and Innovation
- Security and Defence
- Connectivity and Global Challenges
- Enabling Factors:
- Skills
- Mobility
- Business and People-to-People Ties
Technology Collaboration
India and the EU will increase collaboration in technology, linking research, innovation, business engagement, and market operationalization. They reaffirm the importance of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) for addressing key trade, technology, and economic security issues.
Digital Public Infrastructure and Economic Security
- Promoting Digital Public Infrastructure with interoperable standards.
- Collaboration in new technologies like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, and 6G.
- Building cyber-secure, trusted digital ecosystems.
- Advancing cooperation in clean tech.
- Broaden discussions on economic security:
- Resilience of supply chains
- Research security
- Protecting sensitive technologies.
Future Plans
The next TTC ministerial meeting is scheduled to be held in Brussels in 2026, with an emphasis on deepening business consultations.
