On Tuesday, India and the European Union formalized a Security and Defence Partnership, a significant advancement in their bilateral relations. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs engaged with a high-level EU delegation, led by Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, prior to the 16th India-EU Summit.
Kallas termed the agreement a “milestone,” emphasizing the increasing trust and cooperation between the two entities. She noted that this partnership aims to yield tangible outcomes in areas such as maritime security, cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and multilateral collaboration. Kallas remarked on social media that there is a strong momentum for closer ties with India, highlighting the partnership’s potential to enhance both bilateral and multilateral defence cooperation.
Rajnath Singh underscored that the shared values of democracy, pluralism, federalism, and the rule of law form the foundation of India-EU relations. He described the technology and defence partnership as a manifestation of “trust in action,” aiming to transform these values into practical initiatives for global security, sustainable growth, and inclusive prosperity.
EU officials noted that such partnerships are integral to the bloc’s Strategic Compass, adopted in 2022, which seeks to deepen relationships with non-EU partners. With this agreement, India joins Japan and South Korea as the third Asian nation to establish such a collaboration, which encompasses defence capability development, counterterrorism, maritime and cyber security, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and crisis management.
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