Mina Pollmann in The Diplomat on EU-India Defense & Political Cooperation

LAC researcher Mina Pollmann contributed to The Diplomat with an article on recent naval collaboration between the EU and India, and increasing defense and political cooperation.

“India and the EU have a chance to cooperate more on defense industrial matters, including through EU purchases of Indian arms. To make that a reality, however, the EU would need to streamline the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) – a legal framework to plan, develop, and invest in shared capability projects – to make cooperation with India easier. The EU would also need to be willing to relax legal and human rights obligations for India (or India would need to show willingness to meet the EU’s requirements).”