New Delhi, March 1 -- India and the European Union (EU) on Friday agreed to work on a security and defence partnership to jointly counter common threats and, with an eye on China, focused on ways to ensure a free, open and peaceful Indo-Pacific built on international law and respect for sovereignty.
PM Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they would "explore a security and defence partnership" even as the two sides tackle traditional and non-traditional threats to safeguard trade and sea lanes of communication, according to a joint leaders' statement.
Modi and Von der Leyen expressed satisfaction at growing India-EU cooperation in defence and security, including joint military exercises.P8
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