When the leaders of the European Union set out their new strategy to engage India in September, they hoped it would result in a few favorable headlines about the new partnership.
And they did indeed see multiple India-related headlines in the following days — but these were about India’s participation in “strategic” military exercises with Russia and Belarus.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-10-07/europe-wants-a-reliable-trade-partner-india-needs-to-step-up
