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This book charts the remarkable evolution of New Delhi's engagement with the European Union from economic pragmatism to comprehensive strategic partnership. Through rigorous analysis of political dialogues, trade negotiations, and security cooperation from 1991 to present day, the book reveals how India progressively recognized the EU's collective weight in global governance, distinct from its bilateral ties with individual European states. The study highlights pivotal moments where Brussels' institutional influence and Delhi's great-power ambitions converged and explains limitations of their cooperation in the liberal order.
The volume will be of great interest to scholars of international institutions, comparative regionalism, and India's global strategy. Researchers examining how middle powers engage with hybrid actors like the EU—neither a traditional state nor a conventional international organization—will find this an indispensable case study. Policymakers navigating contemporary geopolitical realignments will gain critical insights into EU-India coordination on non-proliferation, climate action, and strategic autonomy debates.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Drivers of India's post-Cold War Policy towards the European Union
1.1 The Legacy of historical relations with Europe
1.1.1. India vis-à-vis the beginnings of European integration: 1947-1962
1.1.2. Formalisation of cooperation with the European Communities: 1962-1973.
1.1.3. Period of intensified economic cooperation with the EU: 1974-1991.
1.1.4. Key lessons learned
1.2. Redefininition of India's foreign policy goals after 1991.
1.2.1. The significance of the end of the Cold War for India's international strategy
1.2.2. India's new foreign policy
1.2.3. India's great power aspirations
1.3. Pro-liberal economic reforms
1.3.1. Reasons for the economic reforms
1.3.2. Cautious liberalisation of the economy
1.3.3. Effects of economic reforms
1.4. India's perception of the European Union
1.5. Institutional constraints of stronger engagement with the EU
Chapter 2. The Decade of Transition: the EU in India's international strategy between 1991 and 2000
2.1. India's policy goals towards the European Union after the Cold War
2.2. India's attitude towards deepening European integration and EU enlargement
2.3 The EU as a difficult political partner
2.3.1. Disputes over respect for human rights in India
2.3.2. The situation in Kashmir as a source of tensions with the EU
2.3.3. India-Pakistan conflict in relations with the EU.
2.3.4. India's nuclear program and the crisis in relations with the EU
2.4. The EU as a key economic partner
2.4.1 India-EU trade in goods.
2.4.2. Investment flows and development cooperation
2.5. Balance of the first decade
Chapter 3. Era of Engagement: Building India's Strategic Partnership with the EU in 2000-2014
3.1. Institutionalization of India's Political Cooperation with the European Union
3.1.1. A new Beginning: India's Policy towards the EU in the Period 2000-2004
3.1.2. The Operationalization of the Strategic Partnership: 2005-2009
3.1.3. The Growing Crisis in India's Cooperation with the EU: 2010-2014
3.1.4. Criticism of the Strategic Partnership
3.2. India's Economic and Social Cooperation with the EU during 2000-2014.
3.2.1. The Place of the EU in Achieving India's Economic Objectives
3.2.2. Negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with the EU
3.3.3. Economic Cooperation
3.3.4. Technological cooperation
3.3.5. Socio-cultural contacts
3.3. Security cooperation
3.3.1. Countering international terrorism
3.3.2. Combating piracy
3.3.4. UN peacekeeping missions
3.4. Conclusions
Chapter 4. Reinforced Partnership: India's Policy towards the EU under Prime Minister Modi (2014-2025)
4.1. The Rationale for the Growing Role of the EU in the Modi's Foreign Policy
4.1.1. India's Modernization Agenda
4.1.2. Trump Factor in India's Policy towards the EU
4.1.3. The China's Threat and India-EU Strategic Convergence
4.2. Deepening the Strategic Partnership with the EU
4.2.1. Cold Start in India's Engagement with the EU: 2014-2015
4.2.2. A New Opening in India-EU Partnership: 2016-2019
4.2.3. Rejecting Strategic Hesitations towards the EU: 2020-2025
4.3. India's Economic Cooperation with the European Union
4.3.1. EU Support for the Modernisation Agenda
4.3.2. Resumption of FTA Negotiations
4.3.3. Trade in Goods and Services
4.3.4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
4.3.5. Scientific and Technological Cooperation and the Role of the TTC
4.3.6. Connectivity Partnership and IMEC
4.3.7. Migration and Mobility
4.3.8. Development Cooperation
Chapter 5. India, the EU and the Liberal International Order
5.1. The EU in India's Vision of Reformed Multilateralism
5.1.1. India's difficult relationship with the LIO
5.1.2. India's call for change
5.1.3. India's offer to the EU.
5.2. The EU as India's Regional Partner
5.1.1. India, the EU and SAARC
5.1.2. India-EU Cooperation in South Asian states
5.1.3. India, the EU and the Indo-Pacific
5.3. Cooperation with the EU at the Global Level
5.3.1. Reform of International Institutions
5.3.2. International Trade Negotiations
5.3.3. International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
5.3.4. International Climate-Change Negotiations
5.3.5. Promotion of Democracy and International Protection of Human Rights
5.3.6. International Development Cooperation
5.4. Challenges and Constraints in Multilateral Cooperation with the EU.
5.4.1. Historical differences: the legacy of colonialism and Cold War
5.4.2. Economic Divergence: Asymmetry in the Socio-Economic Development
5.4.3. Political and Institutional Differences
5.4.4. Structural Differences in the International System
Conclusions and the Way Forward
