UK and EU trade deals will be key priorities for India

Significance

Earlier this month, he visited Germany, Denmark and France. India has drawn closer to both the United Kingdom and the EU in recent years amid shared concerns over China’s growing power.

Impacts

• India will engage more with Nordic states and countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
• European and UK concerns about human rights violations in India will not derail Delhi’s ties with Brussels and London.
• Pakistan will intensify efforts to mobilise support in the West for its position on Kashmir, over which it disputes sovereignty with India.