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Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for his excellent report and his insightful work into EU-India relations; I endorse the report as it currently stands. However, speaking as Chair of the Parliament's South Asia delegation, I would like to go further.
I am extremely keen that we develop a meaningful, strategic partnership. My hope for the fifth EU-India Summit on 8 November is that it is a landmark one; one that propels the relationship between the world's largest democracy and ourselves – the second-largest – into the twenty-first century. This can only happen if both sides have a strong will to turn dialogue and statements into a tangible reality. Therefore, I ask the Council to reflect on why, despite many proposals and summits in the past, very little progress has been made on this issue. Could it be that we have not had a clear vision of where we want our relations to be in five or ten years' time?
Mr Nicolaï and Commissioner Verheugen outlined a long list of areas where we need cooperation. But I believe we need to prioritise, because having this vast range of areas means we cannot focus on what we want to achieve. The list is also missing some crucial priorities: one of our main priorities, for example, is realising the Lisbon goals, which also happens to be one of India's top priorities. Their objective, like ours, is to create a knowledge-based society. We have the same goals and we can learn from each other, but we need to have the means to translate the wish-list into actual achievements if we are to ensure that happens. We also need to ensure that there are adequate resources in place.
I am keen to see the Commission communication creating a tangible difference on the ground and a partnership that allows the benefits of the enlarged Union to be reflected in the new neighbourhood policy.
I am leading a Parliamentary delegation to New Delhi next week and I will be urging our Indian counterparts to take action in the same areas – to prioritise, to produce a document – with a view to improving EU-India relations."@en1
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