Despite not being part of a formal alliance, India does not isolate itself. Quite the contrary. Your power is based on active engagement. A timely example of this is of course The EU India Strategic partnership took major steps forward earlier this year with the conclusion of a comprehensive free trade agreement and the launch of a security and defence partnership. I think this was huge. This agreement and the other major trade agreements signed by both India and the EU in the past year underline the fact that we still believe in multilateral cooperation and the benefit that it brings. (15:59–16:16)
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Asserts that the EU-India Strategic partnership advanced with a free trade agreement and a security and defense partnership.
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