The CEPS conference shows Pakistan is shifting the Indus issue from technical water management to geopolitical norm contest. That’s the key transition. Once a river dispute enters Brussels policy networks, international arbitration, climate diplomacy, and security discourse it becomes much harder to keep it bilateral. And that is likely…
By recognising Pakistan’s role in the Iran crisis, Brussels is signalling that influence in today's international system is increasingly distributed across multiple actors, not concentrated solely in Washington, Beijing, or Moscow. This fits with the EU’s broader effort to develop a more autonomous and flexible foreign policy in a more…
India is one of the world’s largest suppliers of generic medicines and APIs to Europe. If the EU begins favouring “Made in EU” pharmaceutical production through procurement preferences, subsidies or state aid, Indian drug manufacturers could face reduced access to EU public procurement contracts and tougher supply-chain resilience requirements…
EU–Afghanistan ties cannot be understood in isolation. Afghanistan sits at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the broader Eurasian geopolitical landscape, meaning that any evolution in relations between the European Union and Afghanistan is closely tied to wider regional developments involving India, Pakistan, Central Asia, and…
This deal also reflects a wider trend: South Asia is becoming more central in global strategy. Countries like Bangladesh are no longer just “developing economies”; they’re major manufacturing hubs, large consumer markets, strategically located between South and Southeast Asia. That attracts attention from the EU, China, India, and the US alike…
Long-time observers in Brussels on EU-India relations opine that there is no real lobby for India inside the EU institutions, hardly any civil servants of Indian origin, with an embassy not really pro-active, and bilateral dialogues lost in bureaucratic red tape where nothing really moves without political push. So the media remains…
In an increasingly turbulent international environment, this partnership could contribute to shaping a more balanced, cooperative, and resilient global security architecture. For Europe, which can no longer rely solely on the assumptions of a stable rules-based order led by the United States, deeper partnerships such as that with India may…
EU and India share a long-standing and steadily deepening partnership in research and scientific cooperation, grounded in values of academic freedom, innovation, and sustainable development. Over the past two decades, this collaboration has evolved from project-based exchanges into a strategic partnership that supports joint knowledge creation…
Taken together, these realities suggest that the path from signing to enforcement may be far longer and more uncertain than the initial hype implied. While the EU–India FTA promises significant economic opportunities and strategic advantages, the deal’s ultimate success will depend on navigating the complex political dynamics within the…
The new EU-India partnership is bound to shape the new global order and impact developments in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Analysts opine that major geopolitical disruptions, including the Russia–Ukraine war, China’s hegemonic policies and economic pressures are driving the need for substantial policy orientations to build a…
