Thread by @raisinadialogue

Curtain Raiser | In Conversation

Featuring @vonderleyen, President @EU_Commission and @samirsaran, President @orfonline

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.@vonderleyen: I am deeply convinced that #India and the #EU will move towards a free-trade agreement, an investment agreement, and geographical indications. We are vibrant democracies, large economies and we share the same values.

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.@vonderleyen: India is the pharmacy of the world. The second big role for India, which it shares with the #EU, is an investment in fighting #climatechange, with innovation and technologies in Africa.

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.@samirsaran: Will there be enough room in the strategic space in your part of the world for #Ukraine, as well as the #IndoPacific or, will the Indo-Pacific necessarily have to wait?

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.@vonderleyen: There is not only enough room, but also the will—not only to share tension on #Ukraine but also the #IndoPacific. We are defending that borders cannot be redrawn by force and respect for the sovereignty of a country.

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.@vonderleyen: The principles we defend for #Ukraine are also vital principles for the #IndoPacific. If there is a conflict, it has to be solved at the negotiation table and not on the battlefield.

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.@vonderleyen: It is a defining moment for us—whether the democracy, with its rules will prevail, or whether autocrats can dominate by right of might. We want respect for the international rules-based order.

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The human-centric approach that puts individual at the centre is something that India & #EU share. The two biggest democracies have an enormous influence & if we develop common rules, it will shape the world. @vonderleyen on #IndiaEU partnering to build a tech regulatory offering