From September 10 to 14, 2025, the European Union’s Political and Security Committee (PSC), which is led by Ambassador Delphine Pronk and includes ambassadors from all 27 EU member states stationed in Brussels, will make its first-ever trip to India.
In the lead-up to the upcoming EU-India Summit, which is anticipated to take place in early 2026, this historic visit represents a critical step in strengthening the strategic cooperation between the EU and India.
With this visit, the PSC, a crucial body that advises the European Council and Military Committee and shapes the EU’s common foreign, security, and defense policies, hopes to have in-depth strategic conversations with a wide range of Indian stakeholders, including top think tanks, senior government officials, representatives from the private sector of defense, and civil society organizations.
Counterterrorism, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, maritime security and domain awareness, space security, defense industry cooperation, and thwarting foreign information manipulation and interference are just a few of the crucial areas of shared interest that are heavily highlighted on the delegation’s agenda.
The purpose of the tour is to gather insights and proposals to give to the top political leaders of the EU, which would pave the way for improved bilateral cooperation. Ambassador Delphine Pronk, the chair of the PSC, declared these as crucial collaboration topics.
This visit fits into a larger framework of strengthening EU-Indian relations supported by a dedication to democratic government, human rights, and the rule of law.
It builds on significant previous achievements, such as the February 2025 visit of the EU College of Commissioners to India, the June 2025 launch of the EU-India Strategic Dialogue, and the current free trade agreement negotiations aimed at completion by the end of 2025.
The latter is noteworthy because the EU is one of India’s biggest investors and trading partners, underscoring the practical geopolitical and economic reasons for the increased strategic cooperation.
The PSC visit also demonstrates the EU’s resolve to strengthen defense and security cooperation in the face of global geopolitical unrest. This include investigating collaboration in cybersecurity frameworks, innovative military technologies, and maritime cooperation—particularly strengthening relationships with the Indian Navy and EU naval forces. In the Indo-Pacific, an area that is essential to international trade and security stability, the EU views India as a key partner.
The EU and India are natural allies with overlapping interests and shared values that can support both global peace and the prosperity and security of their populations in the current unstable geopolitical and economic environment, according to Herve Delphin, the EU ambassador to India.
The first visit by the PSC highlights Team Europe’s shared resolve to deepen these connections, especially in defense and security cooperation.
In preparation for the forthcoming India-EU Summit, the visit’s overarching objectives center on a thorough evaluation of policy priorities and the investigation of potential future directions for collaboration in the areas of defense, security, and foreign policy.
A forward-looking strategic alliance for the upcoming years will likely be framed by the summit itself, which will likely serve to institutionalize these conversations into tangible agreements that improve bilateral collaboration across several crucial industries.
In order to strengthen the strategic partnership through extensive talks on security, defense cooperation, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, maritime and space security, and setting the stage for a major summit in early 2026, the EU Political and Security Committee is making its first trip to India.
India and the EU are positioned as important partners in a multipolar world thanks to this initiative, which reflects common geopolitical objectives, increased economic relations through ongoing free trade agreement talks, and a shared commitment to democratic ideals and global stability.
