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Mr President, globalisation is a challenge for the world's established economies. In Europe, we must ensure that we establish stronger ties with countries that share our values. The proposed EU-India Strategic Partnership therefore represents an opportunity for both the EU and India and has the potential to have a positive effect on the whole of the South-East Asian region.
Whilst it is all too easy to see this partnership in purely economic terms, to my mind it represents much more than this. Clearly, India is one of the nations at the forefront of the economic emergence of Asia. In India, we also see a country that has our shared values of democracy, the rule of law, an independent judiciary and free media. There is still much work to do, but all of these factors allow investors to have confidence in their dealings with India and should instil in us the confidence to take these steps towards partnership.
Within this partnership there will also be scope to raise issues in other areas, whether this be on human rights, child labour, education, development, poverty eradication, women's rights or the rights of minorities. There must always be a willingness to raise these issues with our partners, but always to do so on the basis of equality in exchange for mutual benefit.
India is a nation rich in culture and history. Its history is intertwined inseparably with European history. These shared experiences provide a solid foundation from which we can build. The growing importance India has in South-East Asia places upon it extra responsibilities. There will be times when we learn from India's experience, but equally, at other junctures, we should be willing to provide our opinion and support to ensure that these responsibilities are fulfilled. It is only by doing so that we can truly give our sincere commitment to the partnership.
In our global village, South-East Asia represents an area of great opportunity and it is here that our relations with India can help bring about peace, stability and closer cooperation between the South-East Asian nations. They, of course, have their issues, whether it be water or self-determination, but there remains here a distinct possibility that South-East Asia could emerge as a closer union."@en1
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