00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
04:43US, Israel, the UK, France and Germany.
04:47In the case of EU countries, two agreements were signed in 2025.
04:53France sold 26 Rafale Marine combat aircraft valued at 7 billion euros.
04:59Germany will build six Type 214 submarines with Indian partners valued at 5 billion euros.
05:07Our guest is German Angelika Niebler from the EPP Group Indo-European Parliament, chair
05:13of the Delegation for Relations with India.
05:15Does the EU have more to gain than to lose by strengthening its relationship and partnership
05:22with India, which accuses of helping Russia maintain its war economy?
05:28India is a very, very important political power.
05:32India is a great economy, huge, one of the biggest economies in the world.
05:38And as regards defence and security, I think when we really agree on terms, it will help
05:43both of us.
05:44We know that India and Russia had a long-standing relationship.
05:48And I think you can't just cut ties from one day to another, you know.
05:53So for us, I think it's important to engage, to also express our concerns, to also try to
05:58understand what their perspective, what their interests are.
06:02And then, of course, you know, defending our own interests.
06:03The US President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on India and has asked the EU to
06:12follow suit, going even to 100% tariffs, arguing that this would help stop the war in Ukraine.
06:21What will be the impact of this agreement with India in the US-EU relationship?
06:28I think the general policy in all regions in the world is to go for more independence,
06:35to become more resilient.
06:37That is what actually India is heading for.
06:39That is what the European Union is heading for.
06:41I think that's the right approach.
06:43Let's get more resilient.
06:46But no region in the world can do it on its own.
06:48So I think the way forward is to go for multilateralism, to see where you have friends, where you have
06:56a sort of common understanding.
06:58Although China is an historical rival of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown willingness
07:05to have a closer relationship with the Beijing government.
07:09Can you really trust India as an ally?
07:13Let's concentrate on our policy.
07:16I do not want to blame the others for doing this or that.
07:19We have to have a pragmatic and realistic approach, I fully agree on that.
07:23But always concentrating on what is in our interest, what is strengthening the European Union.
07:28Brussels wants diplomatic efforts to consolidate into a new India summit sometime in early 2026.
07:37For the time being, all 27 member states are on board with this strategy, which allows for
07:42negotiations to move at a faster pace.
07:45Faced with disappointments with traditional allies such as the US, the EU is now willing
07:51to take a more pragmatic approach and some risks with new partners.
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