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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: European Union

European Commission President von der Leyen survives no-confidence vote in EU parliament

The vote was tabled by mainly far-right parliamentarians who said she & her team undermined trust in EU through unlawful actions.

India will go deep into Pakistan if provoked in future by any terrorist attack, says Jaishankar

During his Europe tour, the External Affairs Minister made clear India’s resolve to retaliate against future terror attacks, while also discussing bilateral ties and EU partnership.

Jaishankar sets off on week-long Europe trip to hold talks with leaders of France, Belgium, EU

Jaishankar’s visit is aimed to boost bilateral ties and reaffirm India’s policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism. He will hold strategic dialogues with EU Vice President Kaja Kallas.

Trump delays EU tariffs until 9 July

The US president had said that he was recommending a 50% tariff to go into place on 1 June because of frustration that talks with the EU were not moving quickly enough

China, Netherlands to deepen cooperation, pledge to tackle global climate challenges

In a statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry, the two nations also pledged to uphold free trade and a multilateral trading system.

Jaishankar speaks to strategic experts in The Hague, emphaises need to strengthen India-EU ties

The EAM arrived in Netherlands Monday to hold talks with the country's leadership. He will also meet with leaders of Denmark and Germany.

EU and Britain reach tentative agreement on defence and security ahead of summit

Representatives of EU govts in Brussels received a text of Common Understanding between Britain & EU, and the document is now being approved by all 27 EU govts, officials said.

‘India wants partners, not preachers’—Jaishankar slams Europe’s lack of engagement with Russia for peace

Jaishankar’s comments on European ‘hypocrisy’ come after a conversation with EU counterpart Kaja Kallas about Pahalgam. Kallas urged India and Pakistan to ‘show restraint & pursue dialogue’.

India, Bangladesh in EU’s proposed list of ‘safe countries of origin’ as it seeks to tighten asylum laws

This would be EU’s first such list & include 5 other countries. The change would see asylum seekers from these countries have their applications excluded from the process generally.

US tariffs provide ‘great opportunity’ for India, current crisis due to China, says Piyush Goyal

Speaking at the Global Technology Summit, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal also hit out at the European Union’s climate protection regulations, calling them 'irrational'.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?