New Delhi: The European Union delegation organized a ‘Shuman Road’ seminar in the national capital where security experts discussed the security situation and threat dynamics in the region ahead of the Schuman Forum to be held in Brussels later this year Paths for cooperation were identified.
EU Ambassador to India Herve Delphin said in an official post on Indo-Pacific region It means more cooperation with Asian partners, including India.
“Ahead of the next Schuman Forum in Brussels at the end of May, this seminar in Delhi brought together European and Indian security experts to discuss the security situation in the region and the prospects for closer cooperation between the EU and India in the field of security Communicated. defense affairs and non-traditional security areas,” Delfin said at Monday’s seminar.
Over the past few years, the EU and India have made significant progress in deepening security and defense cooperation, including in the areas of counter-terrorism, cyber and security. maritime safety. The Indo-Pacific region as a whole and the Indian Ocean in particular are key areas where this cooperation can be further strengthened, the EU delegation said in a press release.
“On May 6, the Delegation of the European Union to India organized a “Shuman Path” event titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific Region and the EU’s Role as a Security Actor in Partnership/Cooperation with India,” Bringing together eminent security and defense experts and practitioners, think tanks, academia, diplomats, Indian government officials and representatives of EU member states,” the release added.
This initiative is part of the “Road to Schumann” campaign, which will be integrated into the second Schumann Forum on Security and Defense to be held in Brussels on May 28-29.
The seminar discussed specific regional security challenges, the maritime security environment, the EU Indo-Pacific Cooperation Strategy and the India Indo-Pacific Initiative, EU-India Maritime Cooperation, and regional initiatives to address international maritime security issues.
The workshop also assessed current and emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific region while identifying avenues for future cooperation between Europe (EU) and India, the release said.
The first panel focused on “The overall security environment in the Indo-Pacific: Dynamics and possible evolution.” Panellists including Vice Adm. Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, National Maritime Foundation; Lt. Gen. Girish Luthra, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation; Commodore Rahul Bhonsle, Director, Asia Security Risks, discussed the origins and evolution of the Indo-Pacific concept, as well as its The current geopolitical dimensions and the different actors operating within them.
In the second panel, speakers discussed “EU-India security partnership and cooperation, opportunities/constraints and how India views the EU as a security actor”.
The three panel members are Indr Bagchi, CEO of Ananta Aspen Center; Professor Srikanth Kondapalli of Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Swasti Rao, associate researcher at Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis Rao, discussed existing and potential common ground between the EU and India in the field of security and defense in both bilateral and multilateral contexts.
Joanne Balfort, director of security and defense policy at the European External Action Service, said in her speech: “In this interconnected world, mutually beneficial peace, security and defense partnerships are needed more than ever. We see India It is a country with a lot of resources.
On this occasion, the EU Ambassador to India Hervé Delphin said: “With the increase in war and security threats, the global environment has become more volatile and unstable. The EU is adapting to this situation by strengthening its own security and defense. new realities, while also promoting peace and stability by working with international partners to address shared security challenges. The growing interconnections between dynamics in Europe and the Indo-Pacific mean that cooperation with Asian partners, especially India, has become more important than ever. more important.”
“Strengthen cooperation in defense affairs and non-traditional security fields.”
“Areas such as maritime security, counter-terrorism, cyber security, non-proliferation and disarmament, other areas such as space, hybrid and cyber threats and security aspects of artificial intelligence are all possible growth areas. EU-India Cooperation”.
The second Schuman Forum on Security and Defense (Schuman Forum) will be held in Brussels from 28 to 29 May 2024. and regional organizations, as well as leading think tanks and academia.
The forum aims to find ways to cooperate and explore how existing and potential peace, security and defense partnerships can respond to the most pressing common security threats and challenges, contribute to global peace and security, and safeguard the rules-based international order and multilateralism . India is one of the major partners invited to the forum.
On the morning of May 6, the EU and India also held the second security and defense consultation, which was co-chaired by the Director of the EU Balford Department and Vishwesh Negi, Joint Secretary for International Cooperation of the Indian Ministry of Defense.
During the consultation, both sides agreed to deepen security and defense cooperation between the two countries. Both sides reaffirm their commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific region, based on respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, democracy, the rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, unhindered legitimate commerce, and in accordance with international law , especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
The EU and the Indo-Pacific countries have a stake in each other’s prosperity and security. Through the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Global Gateway, the EU aims to contribute to the stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development of the Indo-Pacific region, promoting democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law, as a “cooperation with other countries in the region, mainly India” Actors fully cooperate to become smart promoters of peace and security in non-traditional security fields.”
EU Ambassador to India Herve Delphin said in an official post on Indo-Pacific region It means more cooperation with Asian partners, including India.
“Ahead of the next Schuman Forum in Brussels at the end of May, this seminar in Delhi brought together European and Indian security experts to discuss the security situation in the region and the prospects for closer cooperation between the EU and India in the field of security Communicated. defense affairs and non-traditional security areas,” Delfin said at Monday’s seminar.
Over the past few years, the EU and India have made significant progress in deepening security and defense cooperation, including in the areas of counter-terrorism, cyber and security. maritime safety. The Indo-Pacific region as a whole and the Indian Ocean in particular are key areas where this cooperation can be further strengthened, the EU delegation said in a press release.
“On May 6, the Delegation of the European Union to India organized a “Shuman Path” event titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific Region and the EU’s Role as a Security Actor in Partnership/Cooperation with India,” Bringing together eminent security and defense experts and practitioners, think tanks, academia, diplomats, Indian government officials and representatives of EU member states,” the release added.
This initiative is part of the “Road to Schumann” campaign, which will be integrated into the second Schumann Forum on Security and Defense to be held in Brussels on May 28-29.
The seminar discussed specific regional security challenges, the maritime security environment, the EU Indo-Pacific Cooperation Strategy and the India Indo-Pacific Initiative, EU-India Maritime Cooperation, and regional initiatives to address international maritime security issues.
The workshop also assessed current and emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific region while identifying avenues for future cooperation between Europe (EU) and India, the release said.
The first panel focused on “The overall security environment in the Indo-Pacific: Dynamics and possible evolution.” Panellists including Vice Adm. Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, National Maritime Foundation; Lt. Gen. Girish Luthra, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation; Commodore Rahul Bhonsle, Director, Asia Security Risks, discussed the origins and evolution of the Indo-Pacific concept, as well as its The current geopolitical dimensions and the different actors operating within them.
In the second panel, speakers discussed “EU-India security partnership and cooperation, opportunities/constraints and how India views the EU as a security actor”.
The three panel members are Indr Bagchi, CEO of Ananta Aspen Center; Professor Srikanth Kondapalli of Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Swasti Rao, associate researcher at Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defense Studies and Analysis Rao, discussed existing and potential common ground between the EU and India in the field of security and defense in both bilateral and multilateral contexts.
Joanne Balfort, director of security and defense policy at the European External Action Service, said in her speech: “In this interconnected world, mutually beneficial peace, security and defense partnerships are needed more than ever. We see India It is a country with a lot of resources.
On this occasion, the EU Ambassador to India Hervé Delphin said: “With the increase in war and security threats, the global environment has become more volatile and unstable. The EU is adapting to this situation by strengthening its own security and defense. new realities, while also promoting peace and stability by working with international partners to address shared security challenges. The growing interconnections between dynamics in Europe and the Indo-Pacific mean that cooperation with Asian partners, especially India, has become more important than ever. more important.”
“Strengthen cooperation in defense affairs and non-traditional security fields.”
“Areas such as maritime security, counter-terrorism, cyber security, non-proliferation and disarmament, other areas such as space, hybrid and cyber threats and security aspects of artificial intelligence are all possible growth areas. EU-India Cooperation”.
The second Schuman Forum on Security and Defense (Schuman Forum) will be held in Brussels from 28 to 29 May 2024. and regional organizations, as well as leading think tanks and academia.
The forum aims to find ways to cooperate and explore how existing and potential peace, security and defense partnerships can respond to the most pressing common security threats and challenges, contribute to global peace and security, and safeguard the rules-based international order and multilateralism . India is one of the major partners invited to the forum.
On the morning of May 6, the EU and India also held the second security and defense consultation, which was co-chaired by the Director of the EU Balford Department and Vishwesh Negi, Joint Secretary for International Cooperation of the Indian Ministry of Defense.
During the consultation, both sides agreed to deepen security and defense cooperation between the two countries. Both sides reaffirm their commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based maritime order in the Indo-Pacific region, based on respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty, democracy, the rule of law, freedom of navigation and overflight, unhindered legitimate commerce, and in accordance with international law , especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
The EU and the Indo-Pacific countries have a stake in each other’s prosperity and security. Through the Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Global Gateway, the EU aims to contribute to the stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development of the Indo-Pacific region, promoting democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law, as a “cooperation with other countries in the region, mainly India” Actors fully cooperate to become smart promoters of peace and security in non-traditional security fields.”
