Tag: EU

Indo-German defense ties are at a strategic inflection point. As Germany embraces Zeitenwende and India pursues Atmanirbhar Bharat, this report argues for shifting from transactional arms sales to deep industrial co-creation. It maps a decade-long strategy (2025–2035) to fuse German engineering with Indian manufacturing scale. Key recommendations include a $50M joint innovation fund, fast-tracked export controls (“Green Lists”), and integrating MSMEs into global supply chains. The goal: a resilient partnership building strategic autonomy for both nations.

This report assesses the Indo-German space partnership, noting that despite historical ties since 1963, the bilateral space relationship has underperformed largely due to ISRO’s monopoly and Germany’s ESA-centric focus. However, a pivotal opportunity has emerged, driven by concurrent major policy shifts in both countries, including a series of Indian reforms (since 2020) to privatize its space sector and Germany’s recently announced $41 billion defense space investment.

This policy brief highlights how the EU and India can turn climate action and the green economy into a strategic alliance. Priorities include electric mobility, renewable energy co-manufacturing, circular economy, digital infrastructure, and heat-water management. Overcoming trade frictions, regulatory differences, and investment gaps is vital to unlock joint innovation, financing, and global standard-setting.

This policy brief argues that India and Europe must elevate their space cooperation into a structured partnership. Converging interests in connectivity, human spaceflight, security, and governance create opportunities for joint projects and norm-setting. Challenges of trust, regulation, and geopolitical alignments remain, requiring institutionalized dialogue and integrated economic, political, and diplomatic frameworks.

In Asia, the challenge is harder. Unlike Europe, regional institutions remain underdeveloped, and the gap between Chinese power and its neighbours is vast

This policy brief explores EU-India cooperation through the Global Gateway initiative in the Indo-Pacific. Both partners share objectives in promoting transparent, sustainable infrastructure as alternatives to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Key cooperation areas include digital connectivity, clean energy, and transport. Success requires addressing bureaucratic complexities and strategic divergences.