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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Jakub Krupa

EU calls for closer ties with India despite Modi’s links to Russia

Ursula von der Leyen and Narendra Modi shaking hands
The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, with Narendra Modi in Delhi in February. Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

The EU has called for closer ties with India while admitting there was no “mutual understanding” with Narendra Modi’s government over Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, and lead negotiator on trade, Maroš Šefčovič, outlined an EU-India strategy on Wednesday as part of Europe’s drive to build and strengthen alliances in a world shaken by Donald Trump’s challenges to the postwar order.

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