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 disinterested.

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 become an essential component of a more realistic and pragmatic foreign policy.

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, capacity building, and the translation of research into societal and economic impact on both populations.