Following the presentation by the European Commission of its communication on the new EU-India Strategic Agenda (see EUROPE B13711A2), most of the European Parliament’s political groups called for closer ties with New Delhi at a debate in Strasbourg on Tuesday 7 October, at a time when the India is drawing closer to other powers on the international stage.
Nevertheless, a number of MEPs highlighted certain human rights shortcomings and regretted India’s trade links with Russia.
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