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The ties between the EU and India have been strengthened during the 1990s. On an institutional level, a ‘third-generation’ agreement has been concluded. Trade with India, although still of minor importance to the EU, has increased significantly, whereas the Indian trade deficit has decreased. Development aid is still a major component of the EU’s activities when dealing with New Delhi. In general, the EU grants more attention to Asia, whereas India follows in the slipstream of East and South-East Asia. However, this implies that the Union considers India more and more as a potential competitor.
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Vandenborre, J. (1998). India and the EU. In: Cosgrove-Sacks, C. (eds) The European Union and Developing Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230509184_19
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