UK-India FTA: Building bridges beyond Brexit

Five years ago, on June 23, 2016, the British people stunned the world by voting yes in the referendum on Brexit. Although the countdown to leave the European Union began in the British summer, Britain had already been working towards establishing direct trade and economic relati...

EU’s Global Gateway to counter Chinese BRI

In search for a transformative moment to re-establish their close allies’ relations, both the European Union and the United States have found China as the common denominator which can help them quickly regain lost charm of trusted allies. Under four years of Trump Presidency, r...

New pathways needed to conclude EU-India FTA negotiations

It was way back in 2007 that the European Union and India opened negotiations for a free trade agreement between the two regions as part of the Strategic Partnership between the two sides signed in 2004. Now, over 14 years later, the agreement is still nowhere in sight, even thou...

European Union’s China challenge

With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world was already a dangerous place and today it has become more dangerous as even after 16 months into the worst global health crisis in over a century, we still do not know the source of the pandemic. However, there are some encou...

EU-China investment deal clouds ties with US

On December 30 last year, after seven years of protracted and sometimes difficult negotiations, the European Union and China agreed in principle on a landmark investment treaty that Brussels insists will resolve longstanding problems faced by European companies in the country. Th...

Brexit done, time to put UK-India ties on new footing

At the stroke of the midnight on December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the EU single market and the Customs Union after 47 years of membership of the European Union. While this was a cause of celebration for some, it was a sombre moment for many others not only in the UK but...

Britain, EU struggle to reach agreement on post-Brexit

It is barely six weeks to go before Britain exits the European Union, with or without an agreement on the post-Brexit arrangement with the EU. Britain is unlikely to have any of the gains promised by the Leavers during the controversial campaign that had more fake news than real....

Modi’s Magic Moment