{"id":257856,"date":"2023-08-29T20:53:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257856"},"modified":"2023-08-29T21:58:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:28:48","slug":"old-ties-india-and-greece-are-finding-new-ways-to-revive-an-age-old-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/old-ties-india-and-greece-are-finding-new-ways-to-revive-an-age-old-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Old ties: India and Greece are finding new ways to revive an age-old relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201c<strong>Old ties: India and Greece are finding new ways to revive an age-old relationship<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 29th August 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- International relations &#8211; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India&#8217;s interests<\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The article talks about a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Greece&#8217;s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. They wanted to make India-Greece relations stronger by starting a &#8220;Strategic Partnership,&#8221; improving trade, and talking about shared worries like sea security and getting back historical items.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the outcomes of the India-Greece Prime Minister meeting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Strengthened Relations:<\/strong> Despite no Indian PM visiting Greece since 1983, the relationship remains warm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategic Partnership:<\/strong> India and Greece decided to establish a new &#8220;Strategic Partnership&#8221;. Both countries announced plans for discussions between their National Security Advisers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Migration and Mobility:<\/strong> They are looking into a skilled migration and mobility partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trade and Connectivity:<\/strong> They aim to finalize the India-European Union Free Trade Negotiation on Connectivity partnership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic Aspirations:<\/strong> India\u2019s PM wants India&#8217;s manufacturing growth to align with Greece&#8217;s goal to be an economic gateway to the EU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Future Cooperation:<\/strong> The intent is to foster closer ties without long gaps in high-level meetings.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What common ground exists between India and Greece?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Common ground between India and Greece:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Relations:<\/strong> Both countries share a past connection with Alexander&#8217;s invasion in 326 BCE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Restoration of Artefacts:<\/strong> Both were plundered by colonial powers and are discussing the restoration of historical items. They&#8217;re considering collaborating through UNESCO for this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geopolitical Ties:<\/strong> Greece&#8217;s relations with Israel and Cyprus provide common ground, especially given Delhi-Ankara tensions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maritime Concerns:<\/strong> As former maritime powers, both nations share concerns over maintaining maritime security in line with international laws.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shared Democratic Values:<\/strong> They represent the most populous democracy (India) and the first democracy (Greece), seeking to build upon these shared values.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cOld ties: India and Greece are finding new ways to revive an age-old relationship\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 29th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations &#8211; Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and\/or affecting India&#8217;s interests News: The article talks about a meeting&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/old-ties-india-and-greece-are-finding-new-ways-to-revive-an-age-old-relationship\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Old ties: India and Greece are finding new ways to revive an age-old relationship<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,239],"class_list":["post-257856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257856\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}