India, EU Face Up To Defence In Indo-Pacific Plan

BRUSSELS—A Group of Indian senior officials flew here for a three-day visit to Europe in September 2024, seeking to boost defense partnership between New Delhi and the European Union (EU). They focused on shoring up military partnerships and more effectively dealing with security challenges. Such problems are common and include the internet, land as well as maritime.

Goals And Facts Of The EU-India Visit

• The visit was organized by the EU delegation in India with officials from the Defence Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs of India.
• The visit sought to better comprehend the EU security and defence architecture, notably in the framework of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).
• Politico-defense maritime Domain — the EU Naval Force(NAVFOR) and Indian Navy towards preserving common sea lines of communications.
• Indo-Pacific is vital in the defence strategy of India as well as the EU, focussing on Security issues and maintaining stability in this peace process/security architecture in utilitarian terms.
• In New Delhi, high-level official consultations were held on cooperation in Maritime Security with all key EU institutions such as European External Action Service and European Maritime Security Agency.
• An overview: visit to the EUNVAFOR ATALANTA Operation in Spain’s scene of action.
• The EU and India already conducted their joint operations, with the EUNAVFOR flagship radically integrating with the Indian INS Visakhapatnam in August 2023.