India and the European Union in a Changing World

Contents: Preface. 1. India, Europe and the rise of Asia/Pramit Pal Chaudhuri. 2. India and the European Union: common quest for multilateralism and a multipolar world order/B. Krishnamoorthy. 3. Europe and India in a multipolar world: new meanings of nation, nation-building and the balance of power/Hartmut Elsenhans. 4. India, the European Union and global norms/V.G. Hegde. 5. India the European Union and peacekeeping: problems and potential/Satish Nambiar. 6. India EU broad based trade and investment agreement/Gulshan Sachdeva. 7. EU development cooperation with India/Jayaraj Amin. 8. India, the EU and development aid: new context and new realities/Sachin Chaturvedi. 9. China, India and the Eurozone crisis/Rajendra K. Jain. 10. India and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis/Karina Jedrzejowska. 11. Climate change: India and the European Union/Archna Negi. Index.

Containing eleven essays by Indian and European experts, this volume examines the structural issues and differing worldviews that bedevil Europe’s relations with India. It evaluates the approaches of India and the European Union towards multilateralism a multipolar world order and the problems and potential of cooperation in peacekeeping. It discusses the convergence and divergence in their approaches and policies towards emerging global norms and climate change.

This book examines India-EU trade and economic relations, EU development cooperation with India, and assesses the perceptions and impact of the Eurozone crisis on China and India.

The study will be of interest to all those engaged in the fields of economics, political science, international relations, and Indian foreign policy. (jacket)