India's Policy Towards the European Union in the Post-Cold War Era

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Partners in the Liberal Order?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Patryk Kugiel

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This book charts the remarkable evolution of New Delhi's engagement with the European Union from economic pragmatism to comprehensive strategic partnership. Through rigorous analysis of political dialogues, trade negotiations, and security cooperation from 1991 to present day, the book reveals how India progressively recognized the EU's collective weight in global governance, distinct from its bilateral ties with individual European states. The study highlights pivotal moments where Brussels' institutional influence and Delhi's great-power ambitions converged and explains limitations of their cooperation in the liberal order. The volume will be of great interest to scholars of international institutions, comparative regionalism, and India's global strategy. Researchers examining how middle powers engage with hybrid actors like the EU—neither a traditional state nor a conventional international organization—will find this an indispensable case study. Policymakers navigating contemporary geopolitical realignments will gain critical insights into EU-India coordination on non-proliferation, climate action, and strategic autonomy debates.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-12-23
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor234
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781041171768

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Patryk Kugiel (Ph.D.) is an Associate Professor the Warsaw University (Poland) and a Research Fellow at the Polish Institute of International Affairs in Warsaw. His research focuses on Indian foreign policy, South Asia and EU policy towards Asia and the Indo-Pacific. He is an author of dozens of academic articles, policy papers, book chapters and a monograph on India’s Soft Power: A New Foreign Policy Strategy (2016).

IntroductionChapter 1. The Drivers of India's post-Cold War Policy towards the European Union1.1 The Legacy of historical relations with Europe 1.1.1. India vis-à-vis the beginnings of European integration: 1947-19621.1.2. Formalisation of cooperation with the European Communities: 1962-1973.1.1.3. Period of intensified economic cooperation with the EU: 1974-1991.1.1.4. Key lessons learned1.2. Redefininition of India's foreign policy goals after 1991.1.2.1. The significance of the end of the Cold War for India's international strategy1.2.2. India's new foreign policy1.2.3. India's great power aspirations1.3. Pro-liberal economic reforms1.3.1. Reasons for the economic reforms1.3.2. Cautious liberalisation of the economy1.3.3. Effects of economic reforms1.4. India’s perception of the European Union1.5. Institutional constraints of stronger engagement with the EUChapter 2. The Decade of Transition: the EU in India's international strategy between 1991 and 20002.1. India's policy goals towards the European Union after the Cold War2.2. India's attitude towards deepening European integration and EU enlargement2.3 The EU as a difficult political partner2.3.1. Disputes over respect for human rights in India2.3.2. The situation in Kashmir as a source of tensions with the EU2.3.3. India-Pakistan conflict in relations with the EU.2.3.4. India's nuclear program and the crisis in relations with the EU2.4. The EU as a key economic partner2.4.1 India-EU trade in goods.2.4.2. Investment flows and development cooperation2.5. Balance of the first decadeChapter 3. Era of Engagement: Building India's Strategic Partnership with the EU in 2000-20143.1. Institutionalization of India's Political Cooperation with the European Union3.1.1. A new Beginning: India's Policy towards the EU in the Period 2000-20043.1.2. The Operationalization of the Strategic Partnership: 2005-20093.1.3. The Growing Crisis in India's Cooperation with the EU: 2010-20143.1.4. Criticism of the Strategic Partnership3.2. India's Economic and Social Cooperation with the EU during 2000-2014.3.2.1. The Place of the EU in Achieving India's Economic Objectives3.2.2. Negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement with the EU3.3.3. Economic Cooperation3.3.4. Technological cooperation3.3.5. Socio-cultural contacts3.3. Security cooperation3.3.1. Countering international terrorism3.3.2. Combating piracy3.3.4. UN peacekeeping missions3.4. ConclusionsChapter 4. Reinforced Partnership: India's Policy towards the EU under Prime Minister Modi (2014-2025)4.1. The Rationale for the Growing Role of the EU in the Modi’s Foreign Policy4.1.1. India's Modernization Agenda4.1.2. Trump Factor in India's Policy towards the EU4.1.3. The China's Threat and India-EU Strategic Convergence4.2. Deepening the Strategic Partnership with the EU4.2.1. Cold Start in India’s Engagement with the EU: 2014-20154.2.2. A New Opening in India-EU Partnership: 2016-20194.2.3. Rejecting Strategic Hesitations towards the EU: 2020-20254.3. India's Economic Cooperation with the European Union4.3.1. EU Support for the Modernisation Agenda4.3.2. Resumption of FTA Negotiations4.3.3. Trade in Goods and Services4.3.4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)4.3.5. Scientific and Technological Cooperation and the Role of the TTC4.3.6. Connectivity Partnership and IMEC4.3.7. Migration and Mobility4.3.8. Development CooperationChapter 5. India, the EU and the Liberal International Order5.1. The EU in India's Vision of Reformed Multilateralism5.1.1. India’s difficult relationship with the LIO5.1.2. India’s call for change5.1.3. India’s offer to the EU.5.2. The EU as India's Regional Partner5.1.1. India, the EU and SAARC5.1.2. India-EU Cooperation in South Asian states 5.1.3. India, the EU and the Indo-Pacific5.3. Cooperation with the EU at the Global Level5.3.1. Reform of International Institutions5.3.2. International Trade Negotiations5.3.3. International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime5.3.4. International Climate-Change Negotiations5.3.5. Promotion of Democracy and International Protection of Human Rights5.3.6. International Development Cooperation5.4. Challenges and Constraints in Multilateral Cooperation with the EU.5.4.1. Historical differences: the legacy of colonialism and Cold War5.4.2. Economic Divergence: Asymmetry in the Socio-Economic Development5.4.3. Political and Institutional Differences5.4.4. Structural Differences in the International SystemConclusions and the Way Forward