№118: End of the Illusion: EU Partnership Holds Firm Despite India’s Stance on Russian Aggression
№118: End of the Illusion: EU Partnership Holds Firm Despite India’s Stance on Russian Aggression

Author(s): Patryk Kugiel
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; partnership; India; Russia; aggression; stance; foreign policy;
Summary/Abstract: Different reactions to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the European Union and India have not done immediate harm to their growing strategic partnership. The decisions to launch the EU-India Trade and Technology Council and to restart negotiations of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) point at reinforced political will in both the EU and India to deepen and strengthen cooperation. Yet, India’s position on the Russian violation of international law puts into question its commitment to the rules-based order, which can undermine the foundations of EU-India relations in the longer term. It might trigger a shift from a values-based to an interest-driven partnership. This makes the success of the FTA negotiations crucial for smoothening geopolitical differences and binding the two sides closer together.

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