{"id":34753,"date":"2018-10-31T13:10:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T07:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=34753"},"modified":"2018-10-31T13:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T07:40:29","slug":"beyond-business-as-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/beyond-business-as-usual\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond business as usual:\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/beyond-business-as-usual\/article19804423.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond business as usua<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">l:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> edition of India-EU Summit will take place in New Delhi today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU will be represented by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and by Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. India will be represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The summit with India will mark the 55th anniversary since the establishment of EU-India diplomatic relations. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Focus areas:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 14<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> summit will focus on concrete priority actions for the strategic bilateral partnership in the following areas:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bilateral relations:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaders will take stock of the implementation of the <\/span><b>EU-India agenda for action 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> endorsed last year and will call for further progress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the area of security, EU and India leaders will discuss how to further enhance cooperation on <\/span><b>counter-terrorism <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> maritime security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and Technology and innovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reforming the multilateral architecture to prevent the rise of isolationist, unilateral and authoritarian forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On <\/span><b>trade and investment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leaders will review the state of play and next steps towards relaunching negotiations for a <\/span><b>free trade agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FTA).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will also welcome the launch of an<\/span><b> investment facilitation mechanism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for EU investors in India, and the strong engagement of the European Investment Bank in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe will support India\u2019s ambitious goals through investment and expertise in green buildings, renewable energy, waste management and air pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two sides will also discuss domestic cyber policy landscape, and Internet governance, mechanism on bilateral cooperation and possible cooperation at various international fora and regional fora.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from the above areas they will also discuss possible collaboration for the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space to be held in New Delhi from November 23-24.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Global issues:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the summit, the EU and India will discuss some of the most pressing global challenges.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaders are expected to call for enhanced <\/span><b>cooperation within the G20<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in order to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India and EU share core values, commercial interests and a desire to tackle climate change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the EU and India will stress their commitment to the <\/span><b>Paris Agreement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><b> sustainable development goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU and India leaders will also exchange views on <\/span><b>migration and refugees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They will discuss the Rohingya crisis as well as the work on global compacts for migration and for refugees. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terrorism to cooperating on cyber security and digital.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Foreign and security policy:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU and India leaders will discuss the latest developments in their respective wider neighbourhoods. This includes among others: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the situation in the <\/span><b>Korean peninsula<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the latest developments regarding <\/span><b>Ukraine<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the state of play in <\/span><b>Afghanistan<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU-India cooperation in the <\/span><b>Indian Ocean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> area and <\/span><b>Africa<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How can India and Europe further deepen their partnership?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On September 13, 751 parliamentarians from 28 states resolved that the EU-India partnership \u201chas not yet reached its full potential,\u201d and called on Brussels and New Delhi to \u201cstrengthen their efforts in promoting effective, rule-based multilateralism\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Address security challenges with \u201crespect for international law and cooperation among democratic states.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi has accelerated outreach efforts in the Baltic and Central and Eastern Europe region, where China\u2019s formidable Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is changing the balance of power and threatening European unity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the EU, the challenge is to openly recognize that beyond mere economic and transactional interest, democratic India makes for a much more attractive and sustainable partner than China.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India needs to open its market to European goods, services and investment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India also have to invest in greater coordination security cooperation with Europe in overlapping spheres of influence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Converging interest to ensure Eurasian connectivity plans that are multilateral, and also financially and environmentally sustainable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The protection of international legal principles such as the freedom of navigation or the development of regulatory frameworks that foster scientific and technological innovation under the rule of law.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperation in research and innovation, by facilitating research opportunities and increasing research collaboration between the EU and India. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both the sides need the highest standards of data protection. This will help to protect citizens\u2019 rights online and also make it easier for businesses on both sides to work together by exchanging personal data freely and securel<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is need to pool our knowledge and resources to tackle common threats of terrorism, radicalisation and cyber crime.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conclusion:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The European Union and India are natural partners. Every year, millions of Europeans come to India to discover this great country\u2019s many marvels. There is even a local cricket team in my native Luxembourg, made up largely of Indian players.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is one of the world\u2019s fastest growing economies; the EU is the world\u2019s biggest open market and the world\u2019s second largest economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the world\u2019s two largest democracies, it is now time for Europe and India to infuse their relationship with a liberal vision for a transformed global order<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beyond business as usual:\u00a0 Context: The 14th edition of India-EU Summit will take place in New Delhi today. Introduction: The EU will be represented by Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and by Jean Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. India will be represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit with India&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/beyond-business-as-usual\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Beyond business as usual:\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-test-1","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704624669},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34753","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\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}