LECTURE-11 INDIA AND EUROPE
Contents
1. India and the European Union 171
1.1. The European Union (EU) 171
1.1.1. Institutional Setup 172
1.2. The European Union: Evolution 172
1.3. The European Union: A Unique Identity 173
1.4. Recent Developments and Issues for Europe 173
2. India and the European Union 174
2.1. Background 174
2.2. Political and Security Cooperation 175
2.3. Economic Cooperation and Trade 175
2.4. Science, Technology, Energy and Environment 176
2.5. Education and Culture 176
2.6. India-EU FTA or the BTIA 176
2.6.1. The India-Meeting on BTIA Talks: Recent Developments 177
2.6.2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 178
3. India and France 178
3.1. Background 178
3.2. Convergence 178
3.3. Recent Visits 178
3.4. Dialogue Mechanism 179
3.5. Security and Defence 179
3.6. Technology: Space 180
3.6.1. Civil Nuclear Cooperation 180
3.7. Economic and Trade Cooperation 181
4. India-Germany 181
4.1. Background 181
4.2. Dialogue Mechanism 182
4.3. Defence Cooperation 182
4.4. Economic Cooperation 182
4.5. Science and Technology 183
5. India and United Kingdom 183
5.1. United Kingdom: Background 183
5.2. India and UK Bilateral Ties 184
5.2.1. Dialogue Mechanism 184
5.2.2. Economic Ties 184
5.2.3. Defence Ties 185
5.2.4. Education, Science and Technology 185
5.2.5. Diaspora 185
5.3. Brexit 185
5.3.1. 2nd Phase of Negotiations 186
5.3.2. India and Brexit 186
1. India and the European Union1.1. The European Union (EU)1.1.1. Institutional Setup1.2. The European Union: Evolution♤ The Treaty of Lisbon is ratified by all EU countries before entering into force in 2009. It1.3. The European Union: A Unique Identity♤ Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN, NAFTA, or Mercosur,♤ In view of its achievements, the European Union is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize In 2012.2. India and the European Union2.1. Background♤ The EU is also the largest destination for Indian exports and a key source of the investment and cutting edge technologies.down a road map for cooperation on a wide range of issues including nuclear cooperation, investments, Internet Governance, climate change, 5G communications.2.2. Political and Security Cooperation♤ The 14th annual Summit between India and the European Union (EU) was held in New Delhi on 6 October 2017.♤ India and the EU interact regularly at the Foreign Minister level.2.3. Economic Cooperation and Trade♤ The EU as a bloc of 28 countries is India’s largest regional trading partner while India was♤ In 2015, the trade balance in goods was in India’s favour by €1.3 billion ($1.44 billion).♤ The India-EU Joint Commission dealing with economic and commercial issues meets annually, as do its three Sub-Commissions on Trade, Economic Cooperation and Development Cooperation.2.4. Science, Technology, Energy and Environment2.5. Education and Culture♤ 50,000 Indian students are in EU in higher education, with 5,000 having been provided ERASMUS scholarships.♤ These negotiations, covering trade, investment protection and intellectual property, have remained deadlocked since 2013.♤ EU wants stringent measures on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary measureso India had unilaterally terminated BITs with most EU members in 2017, asking them to renegotiate the treaty based on a new model BIT passed by the Cabinet in December 2015.o intellectual property rights,♤ The EU, besides demanding significant duty cuts in automobiles, wants tax reduction in wines, spirits and dairy products, and a strong intellectual property regime.2.6.2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures3. India and France3.1. Background♤ The areas of defence cooperation, space cooperation and civil nuclear cooperation constitute the three principal pillars of our Strategic Partnership.3.2. Convergence3.3. Recent Visits3.4. Dialogue Mechanism♤ India-France Strategic Dialogue takes place between NSAs from both sides.3.5. Security and Defence♤ Regular exchange of visits at the level of Services Chiefs takes place.♤ The Varuna exercise has been taking place since 1983.♤ During the 2018 Visit of the President Emmanuel Macron the two countries issued Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.3.6. Technology: Space♤ M/s Antrix and M/s Airbus Defence and Space also have signed an MoA for commercial cooperation in June 2016.♤ France continues to be a major supplier of components and equipment for the Indian space programme.3.7. Economic and Trade Cooperation♤ In 2016, the total trade in goods between India and France stood at Euro 8.58 billion, registering an increase of 0.49% from 2015.♤ A Joint Economic Committee exists at the level of Ministers of Commerce and Foreign Trade from both sides.4. India-Germany4.1. Background4.2. Dialogue Mechanismo Joint Commission on Industrial and Economic Cooperation,4.3. Defence Cooperation4.4. Economic Cooperation♤ India was ranked 24th in Germany's global trade during 2016.♤ There is considerable scope for co-operation in the fields of IT, biotechnology, renewable energy, green technology, urban mobility & development and the entertainment industry.♤ At present, German investments in India is mainly in the sectors of transportation, electrical equipment, metallurgical industries, services sector (particularly insurance), chemicals, construction activity, trading and automobiles.♤ Indian investments in Germany have also shown a remarkable increase in the last few years. Indian corporate entities have invested over US$ 7 billion in Germany.4.5. Science and Technology♤ In terms of scientific output across all subjects, Germany is India's second largest collaborator worldwide.5. India and United Kingdom5.1. United Kingdom: Background♤ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.♤ The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 19985.2. India and UK Bilateral Ties5.2.1. Dialogue Mechanism5.2.3. Defence Ties5.2.4. Education, Science and Technology5.2.5. Diaspora5.3. Brexit♤ On 23 June 2016 citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted in a referendum to leave the European Union (EU). On 29 March 2017 the UK formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the EU by triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. It is scheduled to depart at 11pm UK time on Friday 29 March, 20195.3.2. India and Brexit
