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India and EDIP: The Limits of Defence-Industrial Cooperation
What is the strategic, technological and financial relevance of India and EDIP for European defence autonomy and allied capability?
India and EDIP explains how European defence funding, eligibility rules and industrial policy affect capability development and market access.
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-04-06
India is becoming a more important defence partner for the European Union at the political level, and European industry already has a meaningful footprint in the Indian market through manufacturing, localisation, maintenance, and selected weapons-related partnerships. Yet this does not mean that India is already an operational partner under the European Defence Industry Programme.
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