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EU-India relations

As the world’s two largest democracies, the EU and India share a commitment to protecting and promoting human rights, a rules-based global order, effective multilateralism, sustainable development and open trade. The EU and India reinforced strategic ties during a landmark visit of the whole College of Commissioners to New Delhi, in February 2025. The European Commission will also publish a Joint Communication on a new Strategic EU-India Agenda in Q2 2025, and a EU-India Summit is scheduled in the second half of 2025. Our we dossier focuses on EU-India relations, also featuring content from our New Delhi regional office.

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3 Questions on the New Strategic EU-India Agenda to Jochen Luckscheiter

3 Questions

The European Commission and the EU's High Representative adopted a Joint Communication presenting a package of proposals for a ‘New Strategic EU-India Agenda' on 17 September 2025. The EU and India appear ready to take their strategic partnership of 20+ years to the next level amid geopolitical shifts. Together, they set out to "boost shared prosperity, strengthen security, and tackle major global challenges". Developing such an agenda constitutes an opportunity, yet not without its own challenges. Thus, Dr. Katharina Emschermann asked 3 questions about the EU-India relationship status to Jochen Luckscheiter, director of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung's India office in New Delhi.

Dr. Katharina Emschermann, Jochen Luckscheiter

Securing the Final Frontier

Policy Brief

With geopolitical multipolarity reshaping space, this brief calls for a structured India–EU Space Agenda that couples market incentives with diplomatic alignment.

Marco Aliberti , Dr. Chaitanya Giri

Global Gateway: Advancing EU-India priorities in the Indo-Pacific

Policy Brief

This policy brief explores how the Global Gateway can be effectively leveraged to foster strategic synergy between the EU and Indo-Pacific partners, with a focus on India’s regional connectivity priorities.

Riya Sinha, Prof. Dr. Giulia Tercovich