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EU-India Business Relations
The European Union and India have a longstanding relationship. India-EU relations go back to the early 1960s when India was amongst the first countries to set up diplomatic relations with the then six-member European Economic Community. Bilateral relations have been based on a series of bilateral agreements signed in 1973, 1981, and 1994. The 1994…
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India, the European Union and Global Governance
There is a certain degree of ambivalence in the European perspectives on globalization: Europeans very much liked globalization till it was seen as favouring their own prosperity: mixed feelings, uncertainties prevail now, in a phase in which globalization does not necessarily play in favour of the West, or at least not automatically. The Europeans are…
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The Congress’ surprise victory in the Indian elections
“There are no prizes for guessing that the next election will see an easy victory for thecoalition led by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian People’s Party). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), consisting of around twenty parties, but under the clear leadership of the Hindu Nationalist Party of Prime Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee, will…
