Sunil Prasad
EU-China Summit leaves big questions for European Union
December 14, 2023
On December 7, Beijing hosted the 24th EU-China Summit, the first in-person summit between the two since 2019. President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, represe...
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IMEC can be cement to bind together fragmented world trade
November 1, 2023
One of the most significant achievements of the Indian Presidency of the G20 was the announcement of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) during the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September. In concept and theory, the IMEC is not very different from the Bridges and...
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Struck with collective policy paralysis, EU needs a bold and smart strategy on China
July 26, 2023
Over the past three years or so, this vast economic, strategic and political power has been in a rather volatile state in terms of its domestic politics, its foreign policy and has been dealing with a struggling economy. The above description could fit China as well as the Europe...
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Modi’s Bastille Day visit to cement India-France relations
July 8, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Paris on July 14 to attend the Bastille Day Parade as the Guest of Honour at the Champs-Elysées. France celebrates this day as National Day marking the fall of the Bastille, a French prison on July 14, 1789, a key celebrative mo...
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Modi visit to US: Time to institutionalise bilateral relations
June 17, 2023
On June 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his first State visit to the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The White House says that the State visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception, will boost the US and In...
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India’s tryst with G20: Can India seize its moment?
June 5, 2023
India assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 nations on December 1, 2022, taking over from Indonesia. India’s presidency comes at a time of escalating global tensions coinciding with a period of geopolitical tumult and uncertainty over post-pandemic economic recovery. Ho...
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Transformative moment in UK-India relations lost in political turmoil
December 29, 2022
When historians look at the United Kingdom in the year 2022, it would perhaps almost certainly rank right at the top of the biggest washouts for the country, in all senses of the word. In the year 2022, the country, already rocked by an ill-advised and terribly-implemented Brexit...
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European Parliament bribery scandal puts spotlight on dark underbelly of EU institutions
December 17, 2022
The European Parliament is considered a cornerstone of European democracy and is meant to play the role of the sole pan-EU, democratically-elected body to represent the people of the EU and keep a check on the bureaucrats and their opaque ways of working that is often considered ...
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EU’s Chips Act offers unique opportunities to enhance ties with India
December 10, 2022
The adoption of the European Union’s Chips Act Position Paper by the Council of Europe about a week ago is a “watershed moment” in EU’s quest to become a dominant player in the global semiconductor ecosystem. The Council of the European Union consists of the Heads...
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Belgium-India Relations: Exploring New Horizons
December 4, 2022
A relationship between two countries is like a coin. One side of the coin represents trade and economic relations and the other represents bilateral political and strategic ties. No relationship can be long-standing or develop deeper and broader, if one of the two sides of the co...
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Dynamism in EU-India relations key to respond to changing strategic environment
July 14, 2022
India’s relations with the European Union over the decades have been built on the principles of cooperation, shared values and common concern for global peace, security, and development. This makes them natural partners as well as factors of stability in the present world order...
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EU-India FTA: Need of the hour
April 22, 2022
The flurry of visits by international leaders to New Delhi seems to be getting even more exciting. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been hogging the limelight with his rather unsubtle images during his visit to India and one can expect that to continue as the maverick lea...
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