Improving EU-India Understanding on Russia

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Improving EU-India Understanding on Russia Download PDFAuthored by Gulshan Sachdeva & Karine Lisbonne de Vergeron Published on 12 March 2019 ExcerptThis paper aims to identify a few areas where the EU, India and Russia could potentially increase understanding and exchange further, despite different dynamics in EU-Russia, EU-India and India- Russia relations. The study provides the reader with an examination of …

Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative Download PDFAuthored by Maaike Okano-Heijman & Jagannath P. Panda Published on 12 March 2019 ExcerptConnectivity initiatives are the latest geopolitical tool for advancing influence in international relations and diplomacy. Against the backdrop of an emerging connectivity conflict, the responsibility is on likeminded countries and organizations to promote initiatives that …

East Africa, India and Europe: Norms to enhance Indian Ocean commerce

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East Africa, India and Europe: Norms to enhance Indian Ocean commerce Download PDFAuthored by Mihir Sharma, Tuneer Mukherjee, Gareth Price & John-Joseph Wilkins Published on 14 December 2019 ExcerptThe paper seeks to identify key trade linkages in Indian Ocean littoral states in East Africa along with Indian Ocean island states as a means of understanding the scope for India and …

Charting EU-India Cooperation on Connectivity

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Charting EU-India Cooperation on Connectivity Download PDFAuthored by Garima Mohan & Darshana M. Baruah/strong> Published on 12 March 2019 ExcerptWhile initially a response to the massive infrastructure deficit in Asia, today the term ‘connectivity’ is laden with strategic and political implications. This is largely a result of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its very visible political, financial, and …

European and Indian Perceptions of the Belt and Road Initiative

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European and Indian Perceptions of the Belt and Road Initiative Download PDFAuthored by Gulshan Sachdeva & Karine Lisbonne de Vergeron Published on 12 December 2019 ExcerptIt is becoming clear that China’s ambitious One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) linking Asia and Africa with Europe through a network of various transportation corridors could fundamentally reshape the …

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): India’s and EU’s Perspectives

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): India’s and EU’s Perspectives Download PDFAuthored by Arvind Kumar & Bogdan J. Góralczyk Published on 12 March 2019 ExcerptThis study presents India’s and Europe’s perspectives on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), identifying both convergences and divergences between the two on Beijing’s infrastructure and connectivity project. Related event(s) Concerns about FIMI: An Indian perspectiveFebruary …

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India-EU Cooperation in Africa: Challenges and Prospects

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India-EU Cooperation in Africa: Challenges and Prospects Download PDFAuthored by Dr Kamil Zajączkowski & Prof Arvind Kumar Published in April 2019 ExcerptThe European Union (EU) and India have been consistently making a sustained effort in improving their overall cooperation with Africa. With increasing economic engagement, the prospects for EU-Africa and India-Africa would depend not just on quantitative factors such as …

EU India Maritime cooperation

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Seizing the Momentum: Avenues for EU-India Maritime Cooperation in a Connectivity Context Download PDFAuthored by Susanne Kamerling & Priyanka Pandit Published in April 2019 ExcerptIn recent years, rising competition in the maritime spaces have pushed many actors to critically rethink their policies towards the security and governance of the high seas. In the Indian Ocean Region, China’s Maritime Silk Road …

Prospects for EU-India Cooperation

Prospects for EU-India Cooperation in Central Asia

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Prospects for EU-India Cooperation in Central Asia Download PDFAuthored by Gulshan Sachdeva & Karine Lisbonne de Vergeron Published in April 2019 ExcerptBoth the EU and India are viewed very favorably in Central Asia. As the region is now stabilizing, integrating and slowly opening to the outside world, it provides tremendous opportunities for the EU and India to increase their engagement further, both …

Prospects for strengthening EU India engagement in the field of natural disasters

Prospects for strengthening EU-India engagement in the field of natural disasters

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Prospects for strengthening EU-India engagement in the field of natural disasters Download PDFAuthored by Gareth Price, Mihir Sharma and John-Joseph Wilkins Published in April 2019 ExcerptWhile the EU and India have agreed to engage more comprehensively in relation to disasters, there are limits to potential cooperation. For instance, as India transitions from aid recipient to donor it is increasingly reluctant to accept …