Multiplicity of Experiences

Exploring India-EU relations, this book discusses issues and topics spanning across politics, education, and culture. It critically assesses the relations between the two regions in the context of their engagement with each other across a range of different policies, dialogues, and debates.

The unprecedented uncertainties marked by the pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza have redirected our attention to the importance of partnerships and engagements in international relations.

India-EU dialogues through the annual summits have familiarized each other with a greater understanding of one another’s perspectives and interests. Their strategic engagement has broadened in the last few years to include climate change, energy, connectivity, migration, education, science and technology, and research and innovation. The growing convergence in Brussels and New Delhi’s strategic interests opens up new windows of opportunities for greater cooperation on diversified issues. Capturing the new momentum in India-EU relations, this book uncovers various issues and topics spanning across politics, education, and culture. Each chapter in this book analyzes the scope of the cooperation, the existing challenges that India and the EU encounter, and provides policy recommendations for the future.

The subject matter of this book also includes:

• Data Protection and Regulation
• Cultural Diplomacy and the Dynamics of Cultural Institutes in India and Europe
• India-EU Relations and the National Education Policy 2020
• Europe, Christendom and its Encounter in India
• Portuguese Citizenship to Goans and the Postcolonial Predicament in the Goan Response

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