EU Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

On 22^nd February, 2022, the European Union (EU) organised the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

• This event was organised on the occasion of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and following the adoption, in September 2021, of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Key Highlights of India’s Address

Indo-Pacific: The Indo-Pacific is at the heart of the multipolarity and rebalancing that characterises contemporary changes.

• But it is essential that greater power and stronger capabilities lead to responsibility and restraint.
• India highlighted the significance of respect for international law, territorial integrity and sovereignty. It called for ....