The EU and India signed the Security and Defense Partnership Agreement on January 27 at the EU-India Summit. Indian Prime Minister Modi stated, "India expects this agreement to help expand joint defense production between the two sides."
The "Security and Defense Partnership Agreement" signed by India and the EU is a comprehensive strategic framework aimed at elevating the bilateral relationship from a "buyer-seller relationship" to a deep partnership covering joint production, technology cooperation, and supply chain integration. Expanding defense joint production, which Indian Prime Minister Modi expects, is one of the core objectives of this agreement.
Main areas of cooperation include:
Maritime Security: Joint naval exercises and anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean region, with the EU sending liaison officers to the Indian Navy's information fusion center.
Defense Industry and Technology: Establishing a defense industry forum to promote co-production, innovation, and supply chain integration.
Emerging Threats: Strengthening cooperation in addressing cyber threats, hybrid threats, and terrorism.
Space and Intelligence: Launching a space security dialogue and negotiating an "Information Security Agreement" to share classified information.
India's defense industry has the opportunity to participate in long-term EU projects, gain technology transfers, and possibly access part of the EU's security funds. The EU will gain new manufacturing capabilities and strengthen its relationship with a key Indo-Pacific partner.
Indian Foreign Secretary Dang Yongsheng specifically emphasized, "The Security and Defense Partnership Agreement between India and the EU will not affect the cooperation between Russia and India in this field."
India has become the third Asian country, after Japan and South Korea, to reach such an agreement with the EU.
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