2021/2023(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU-India partnership has gained momentum in recent years, reflecting renewed political will to strengthen its strategic dimension and, having evolved from an economic partnership to a relationship expanding across a number of sectors~~, reflecting shared geopolitical interests~~;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

k a) promote conflict prevention and economic cooperation by supporting regional integration initiatives in South Asia, including within the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC);

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s ~~vision~~extensive expertise and regional experience and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a European Indo-Pacific strategy based on EU principles and values, harmonised in accordance with our partner’s own vision and interests; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region; and extend cooperation to cover all areas of common interest; work together to establish concrete and durable links with the EU’s other allies in the Asia- Pacific, such as the USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, among many others;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and its own understanding of regional dynamics as well as the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a comprehensive European Indo-Pacific strategy based on ~~EU principles and values~~international norms and values, to equip the EU to leverage its economic power and defend its interests in the region and emerge as a promoter of an open, rules- based international order; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a European Indo-Pacific strategy based on EU principles and values~~; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region;~~ , respecting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; seek coordination, where appropriate, of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region, while fully respecting the sovereign choices of other countries in the region and EU’s bilateral relations with them;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a European Indo-Pacific strategy based on EU principles and values; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region; propose the EU and its Member States to follow closely the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) discussions, considering the possibility to request the observer status;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a ~~European~~more proactive and strategic European approach to security developments in the Indo-Pacific ~~strategy~~ based on EUshared principles ~~and value~~, values and interests; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo- Pacific region, and address areas related to non-traditional security cooperation and good governance;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the ~~Indo~~Asia-Pacific region in order to develop a European ~~Indo~~Asia-Pacific strategy based on EUthe principles ~~and value~~set out in international law, in the interest of peace and betterment of human rights; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the ~~Indo-~~Asia- Pacific region;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

l) draw on India’s vision and the EU Member States’ existing approaches for the Indo-Pacific region in order to develop a realistic European Indo-Pacific strategy based on EU principles and values; seek coordination of EU and Indian policies towards the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 108 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

m) underline India’s important role in consolidating EU’s engagement in and with Asia; promote joint action in coordinating development and humanitarian aid, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends in Asia and beyond; encourage the EU and India to further exchange views on the situation in the Middle East and on areas of possible cooperation which could improve security and stability in the region; promote enhanced cooperation and exchange of best practices between India and the EU regarding development and stability in Africa; promote joint action in coordinating food security and disaster relief operations;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

m) promote joint action in coordinating development and humanitarian aid, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends in Asia and beyond; work with India to ensure that there is no discrimination in aid on the basis of religion or anything else;

Amendment 11 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas, in October 2020, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, appealed to the Government of India to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, raising concerns over shrinking space for civil society organizations, detention of human rights defenders and charges against people that simply exercised their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, as well as over the use of laws to stifle dissent, such as Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

m) promote joint action in coordinating development and humanitarian aid, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends and all kinds of extremism, including nationalist and religious, in Asia and beyond;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

m) promote joint action in coordinating development and humanitarian aid based on non-discriminatory access conditions, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends in Asia and beyond;

Amendment 112 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

m) promote ~~joint action~~an ambitious joint action with specific measures in coordinating development and humanitarian aid, as well as in strengthening democratic processes and countering authoritarian trends in ~~Asia and beyond~~India;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

m a) recognize constructive neighbourly relations India maintains with Afghanistan, India’s important role in stabilization and reconstruction of Afghanistan and in supporting Afghan- owned and Afghan-led peace process, and pursue continuous EU-India cooperation on assistance to Afghanistan and the Afghan people;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

m a) acknowledge that the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan on February 25 is an important step in the establishment of regional peace and stability which are both in the interest of India and the EU; encourage and support the reconciliation process between the two countries;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

n) underline that preserving peace, stability and the freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region remains of critical importance to the interests of the EU and its Member States; ~~intensify cooperation in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region~~encourage further common reading of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea including the freedom of navigation and intensify cooperation in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; launch an EU-India high level dialogue on maritime cooperation aimed at broadening the scope of the current consultations on anti- piracy and increasing interoperability and coordination between the Operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta, India’s Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) and the Indian navy in the field of maritime surveillance, disaster relief and joint training and exercises;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

Amendment 117 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

n) underline that preserving peace, stability and the freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region remains of critical importance to the interests of the EU and its Member States; increase mutual engagement to ensure that trade in the Indo-Pacific region will not be hampered by an increasingly assertive Chinese stance; intensify cooperation in maritime security and joint training missions in the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 119 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas, according to the Freedom in the World 2021 report, some nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in India face threats, legal harassment, excessive police force, and occasionally lethal violence; whereas recent amendments to the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) impose restrictions upon the civil society organizations and permits greater government control upon their activities, including silencing critical NGOs;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

n) underline that preserving peace, stability and the freedom of navigation in the ~~Indo~~Asia-Pacific region remains of critical importance to the interests of the EU and its Member States; ~~intensify cooperation in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region;~~

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

n a) promote deeper cooperation between the EU and India in regard to Afghanistan, in order to achieve sustainable peace resulting from a meaningful and inclusive Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process; reiterates that a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan free from terrorism is a cornerstone for its own stability and development, as well as that of the entire region;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

n a) jointly encourage further dialogue in view of an early conclusion of a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea that would not prejudice the legitimate rights of any nation in accordance with international law;

Amendment 123 #

Traian BĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

na) strengthen cooperation with the US with a view to Involving India in the dialogue of pro-democracy countries that support multilateralism and a rules-based world order;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n b (new)

n b) renew efforts for rapprochement and restoration of good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan through a comprehensive dialogue and possibly a step-by-step approach starting with confidence-building measures; in this light welcome the India-Pakistan Joint Statement on Ceasefire from 25 February; underline the importance of the bilateral dimension in working towards the establishment of lasting peace and cooperation between India and Pakistan, which would positively contribute to the security and economic development of the region; underline the responsibility towards peace incumbent on both states as nuclear powers; encourage and support the reconciliation process between India and Pakistan;

Amendment 125 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) ~~take note of~~promote joint actions to address India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border; and reaffirm the natural alliance between the EU and the world's largest democracy in the face of growing hostility from the world's largest dictatorship, the communist regime of the People's Republic of China;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border; support the Indian Government's actions in Kashmir, where its armed forces and representatives are regularly targeted by Islamist terrorism from Pakistan;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border; underline that India- PRC relationships, taking into account the Chinese expansionism and ambitions, are facing growing challenges on strategic, geopolitical, economic and trade issues;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); particularly in view of the latter’s assertive policy in the South China Sea, substantial military modernisation and strategic relationship with Pakistan; support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive and aggressive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); particularly in the South China Sea; support the resolution of disputes through genuine dialogue and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD) - an informal strategic forum between Australia, India, Japan and the US which share security and geopolitical goals - aims at promoting a close cooperation toward realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) take note of ~~India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes~~the deterioration of relations between India and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including due to the PRC’s expansive policy; support a peaceful resolution of disputes, a constructive dialogue and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) ~~take note of~~share India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC); support the resolution of disputes and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

o) ~~take note of India’s security concerns as regards the expansive policy of~~support the resolution of disputes through a comprehensive dialogue between India and the People’'s Republic of China ~~(PRC); support the resolution of disputes~~ and the upholding of international law on the India-PRC border;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

Amendment 134 #

Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

o a) raise concerns over the Peoples' Republic's of China water strategy for international rivers such as the Brahmaputra on whose delta tens of millions of people in the Republic of Bangladesh depend for their livelihoods, as the reduction in freshwater and silt flow combined with rising sea levels will create a humanitarian disaster with clear implications for regional stability;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

o a) recognize India’s constructive role and long-standing legitimate security interests in Afghanistan; work together with India and other regional states to promote stabilisation, security, peaceful conflict resolution and democratic values, including women rights, in Afghanistan;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

o a) support comprehensive dialogue for developing stable and peaceful relations between India and Pakistan;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

o b) take positive note of India’s long- running support to Afghanistan and its commitment to people-centered and locally-led peacebuilding efforts: recognise an opportunity for a constructive EU-India partnership as regards to the Afghan Peace Process;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

o b) engage with both India and Pakistan to promote peaceful resolution of their differences, based on principles of international law;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o c (new)

o c) recall that the development of the digital sector is paramount to security, and must include diversification of the supply chain of equipment manufacturers, through the promotion of open and interoperable network architectures and digitalisation partnerships, with partners who share the EU’s values and utilise technology in compliance with fundamental rights;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the EU and Indian leadership affirmed their determination to promote effective multilateralism and a rules-based multilateral order with the United Nations(UN) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at its core;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

p) recognise India’s commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through its contribution to peacekeeping missions; strengthen their mutual commitment to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, including the development of National Action Plans with appropriate budgetary allocations for effective implementation; recognize the double vulnerability of women from religious minority backgrounds, which becomes further compounded in the case of lower caste minority women;

Amendment 141 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

p) recognise India’s commitment to the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda through its contribution to peacekeeping missions; strengthen their mutual commitment to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, including the development of National Action Plans with appropriate budgetary allocations for effective implementation; underline that the credible commitment to the WPS agenda must be paired with policies promoting women’s rights in Indian society;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

q) encourage a shared commitment to implementing UN Security Council Resolutions 2250, 2419 and 2535 on Youth, Peace and Security (YPS), including through the development of National YPS Strategies and Action Plans with appropriate budgetary allocations and an emphasis on conflict prevention; encourage India, together with EU Member States, to invest in young people's capacities and to partner with youth organisations in dialogue and accountability; explore new ways to include young people in building positive peace and security;

Amendment 145 #

q a) promote the implementation of Security Council resolution and UNHCR report on Kashmir; call on India and Pakistan to consider the enormous human, economic and political benefits of resolving this conflict; express deep concern at the growing tensions between India and Pakistan, both being nuclear weapon states, which are additionally fuelled by the Indian government’s decision to deprive rights and cut services to the people of Kashmir, as well as the changes created in Kashmir by the Citizenship Amendment Act;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

q a) appreciate India’s contribution to peace, stabilization, reconstruction and development in Afghanistan and recognize India's positive role in education, security, infrastructural and agricultural development aimed at shaping a secure and prosperous Afghan future;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights and democratic rights and values at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling a~~n open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership~~ results-oriented dialogue and deeper mutual understanding; develop a strategy to address human rights issues, concerning especially women, children and ethnic and religious minorities, and to address rule of law issues such as the independence of the judiciary, free and safe environment for independent journalists and civil society, including human rights defenders, in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership; encourage India to take further steps to investigate and prevent gender-based violence and promote gender equality;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights ~~issue~~violations in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership; express, in this regard, deep concern regarding India's Citizenship Amendment Act (ACC), which integrates discrimination against Muslims into Indian law;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership, including women’s rights and empowerment, gender equality and child rights and to prioritise programmes that address discrimination against ethnic groups and religious and sexual minorities;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the EU and India consider the following are priority areas of cooperation: foreign and security policy, environment and climate change, digitalisation, sustainable development, research and innovation;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights a~~t the heart~~s a central theme of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and c~~alm~~onstructive dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership; welcome the foreseen bilateral Human Rights Dialogue, first in 8 years;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership, aiming to promote our common values throughout the Indian sub-continent;

Amendment 152 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership, aiming to promote our common values throughout the Indian sub-continent;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership, aiming to promote our common values throughout the Indian sub-continent;

Amendment 154 #

Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and calm dialogue; develop a strategy to address ~~human rights issue~~issues such as the promotion of human rights, gender equality, children's rights in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

r) place human rights at the heart of the EU’s engagement with India, thereby enabling an open and c~~alm~~onstructive dialogue; develop a strategy to address human rights issues in collaboration with India and to integrate human rights considerations across the wider EU-India partnership;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)

r a) encourage India to continue its tradition of granting protection to persons fleeing violence and persecution until conditions for safe, dignified and voluntary return are possible, and to take all measures needed to eliminate risks of statelessness for communities in India;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)

r a) reinstate the importance of engaging in a regular EU-India Human Rights Dialogue, that is scheduled to resume in April 2021 after 8 years of inactivity, as an important opportunity for both parties to discuss and resolve remaining human rights issues;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) encourage India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to accept and to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs, in particular the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association and the UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) encourage India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to accept and to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights; encourage India to abide by Article 25 of its Constitution, which enshrines the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of one’s choice; recognize that Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are equal in dignity and rights before the law;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas India has a major place in a complex geostrategic space, and shares the EU’s view on the need of stable, secure, and vibrant maritime space and a rule-based order at sea;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) encourage India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to accept and to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights; encourage the Indian authorities to cooperate in particular with the UN Special Rapporteurs on minority issues, on combating any form of racism, discrimination, xenophobia, and promote the freedom of religion and belief;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) encourage India, as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, to act upon all recommendations of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, to accept and to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion and protection of human rights;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) ~~encourage~~recognise the progress and the will of India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to ~~accept and~~cooperate bilaterally in order to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights;

Amendment 163 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Jérôme RIVIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) ~~encourage~~recognise the progress and the will of India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, ~~to accept and~~cooperate bilaterally in order to facilitate the visits of UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms, as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

s) encourage India, as a member of UN Human Rights Council, to ~~accept and to facilitate the visits of~~cooperate closely with UN special rapporteurs for the monitoring of developments in civic space and fundamental rights and freedoms,; as part of its pledge to foster the genuine participation and effective involvement of civil society in the promotion of human rights;

Amendment 166 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

s a) encourage India to guarantee the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of one’s choice, as enshrined in Article 25 of its Constitution; recognize that Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are equal in dignity and rights before the law; recognize the link between anti-conversion laws and violence against religious minorities, particularly the Christian and Muslim communities; encourage such laws to be repealed or terms reformed to prevent misuse;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

s a) encourage India to abide by Article 25 of its Constitution, which enshrines the right to freely practice and propagate the religion of one’s choice; recognize that Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities are equal in dignity and rights before the law;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

s b) recognize the link between anti- conversion laws and violence against religious minorities, particularly the Christian and Muslim communities; encourage such laws to be repealed or terms reformed to prevent misuse;

Amendment 169 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)

s c) work to eliminate and deter hate speech that incites discrimination or violence, which leads to a toxic environment where intolerance and violence against religious minorities can occur with impunity;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas human rights defenders and journalists in India lack safe working environment and police protection, for executing professional activities they face harassment, physical violence, including by the police, death threats, including killings, detention and prosecution under charges of sedition, promoting communal disharmony and making statements prejudicial to national integration inter alia, many of which are related to covering or participating in the protests critical to the government;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

s a) provide training to the Indian police force on tolerance and international human rights standards, including the right to the peaceful exercise of Freedom or Religion or Belief;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

Amendment 172 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

s b) work to eliminate and deter hate speech that incites discrimination or violence, which leads to a toxic environment where intolerance and violence against religious minorities can occur with impunity; provide training to the Indian police force on tolerance and international human rights standards, including the right to the peaceful exercise of Freedom or Religion or Belief;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

Amendment 174 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)

s c) recognize the link between anti- conversion laws and violence against religious minorities, particularly the Christian and Muslim communities; encourage such laws to be repealed or terms reformed to prevent misuse;

Amendment 176 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s d (new)

s d) provide training to the Indian police force on tolerance and international human rights standards, including the right to the peaceful exercise of Freedom or Religion or Belief;

Amendment 177 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, environmentalists, and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent or laws that foster discrimination on the basis of religion or limit people's right to citizenship (notably the Citizens Amendment Act - CAA), to implement equality policies to fight against prevailing violence against women and their systemic discrimination, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, and association, and freedom of religion or belief to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, including sections 153-A and 295-A of the Indian Penal Code, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 179 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, activists and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws ~~that may be used to silence dissent~~, particularly the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the National Security Act and the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, that may be used to silence dissent, to refrain from imposing Internet shutdowns upon critical voices, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 18 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas restrictions on communications and clampdowns on civil society activists in Indian-administered Kashmir remain of serious concern, while despite recent restoration of 4G access for mobile phones, the communications blockade has seriously hampered civic participation, livelihoods, educations and access to health-care and medical information as reported during the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 26 February2021;

Amendment 180 #

Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;continue to apply the rule of law and the provisions of the Indian Basic Law which grant rights to, and impose duties on, all citizens; considers, moreover, that the Indian Government has a duty to combat Islamist violence and separatism in Kashmir.

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations and support the normalisation of the full application of the Indian Constitution to the State of Kashmir, while observing human rights and religious freedom;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations; recall that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act passed by the Parliament of India in 2019 is discriminatory against the Muslim community and violates India’s international obligations;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression~~, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained -~~ for all, including online, and the right to peaceful assembly and association; call on securing safe environment for the work of human rights defenders ~~and~~, journalists and civil society actors, free from political and economic pressure, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir,; to repeal laws that may be used to ~~silence dissent,~~obstruct their legitimate work, facilitate access to justice and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly ~~and~~, association, and freedom of religion or belief to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, including sections 153- A and 295-A of the Indian Penal Code, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly ~~and~~, association~~, to end attacks against - and~~ and freedom of religion or belief, to pre~~lease arbitrarily detained - human rights defender~~vent attacks against human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir,; encourage India to repeal or amend laws that may be misused to silence dissent, including sections 153-A and 295-A of the Indian Penal Code, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 186 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, ~~to end attacks against - and to releas~~including in relation to the latest, large- scale far~~bitrarily detained -~~mers' protests, to end attacks against human rights defenders and journalists~~, including in the Indian- administered part of~~ and to cease invoking laws against sedition and terrorism to restrict their legitimate activities, including in Jammu and Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 187 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in particular concerns raised by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Special Rapporteurs, in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting fundamental freedoms, including the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders, students and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, ~~to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;~~

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to continue demonstrateing its commitment ~~to respecting and~~ protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to ~~end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administe~~strengthen its institutions so to ensure that the fundamental rights as enshrined in the Indian Constitution ared p~~art of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissen~~rotected in the letter and spirit, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to continue demonstrateing its commitment ~~to respecting and~~ protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to ~~end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administe~~strengthen its institutions so to ensure that the fundamental rights as enshrined in the Indian Constitution ared p~~art of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissen~~rotected in the letter and spirit, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 19 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas India’s neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific region have increasingly become a space in which China is posing new growing challenges on strategic, geopolitical, economic and trade issues; whereas India has a legitimate interest in ensuring peace and security along its periphery, while China aims at expanding its geopolitical influence on the area for its own interests;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to ~~demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting~~respect, protect and fully enforce the constitutionally guaranteed rights to the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to prevendt attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly ~~and~~ association~~, to end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defender~~ and freedom of religion or belief, to end attacks against human rights defenders, members of religious minorities and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be used to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 192 #

Michael GAHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

t) address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society in its dialogue with the Indian authorities, including at summit level; encourage India, as the world’s largest democracy, to demonstrate its commitment to respecting and protecting the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, to ~~end attacks against - and to release arbitrarily detained - human rights defenders and journalists, including in the Indian- administered part of Kashmir, to repeal laws that may be~~ protect and guarantee the fundamental rights and freedoms of human rights defenders and journalists, including in Kashmir, to carefully review laws in order to avoid a possible misused to silence dissent, and to ensure accountability for human rights violations;

Amendment 193 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)

t a) to put pressure on the Indian government to: - repeal or amend laws used to silence dissent and restrict the ability of civil society organisations to function effectively, including the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, the counterterrorism law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and the sedition and criminal defamation laws and allow civil society organisations and human rights defenders to work freely without fear of reprisals, to unfreeze the accounts of Amnesty International India and to cease all harassment of its staff; - Implement police reform as recommended by the Supreme Court of India, including the establishment of a complaint mechanism to address police abuse, strictly enforcing existing laws and guidelines on arrest and detention; - Ratify and ensure thorough implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; - Take immediate steps to eliminate abuses against Dalits, tribal groups, religious minorities, and other marginalized communities, providing concrete plans to implement laws and government policies to secure their protection, and ensuring development programs reach target groups; - Suspend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, revising the draft bill on data protection to ensure it is line with international standards on safeguarding the right to privacy of users and other human rights, and is accompanied by surveillance reform; - End the use of blanket internet shutdowns and enhancing transparency on the way shutdown orders are issued and extended; - Reinstate the death penalty moratorium with a view to permanent abolition of capital punishment; - Institute an effective monitoring mechanism that oversees the implementation of laws dealing with sexual violence against women and children, including failures in police accountability; - Ratify and implement the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment,2019, No. 190, taking steps toward effective prevention measures, including special attention to sectors with heightened risk of violence and harassment, such as domestic work;

Amendment 194 #

ta) urge India to end all forms of violence, abuse and discrimination against Kashmiris and revoke any law that reduces their previous levels of political participation; call on India to ensure that the economic, social and cultural rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir are protected and that civil society is not repressed; support an alternative approach to peace building that moves away from a logic of conflict and encourage India to give Kashmiris a chance to achieve self-determination;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)

t a) encourage India to ensure full protection of minorities, in particular religious and ethnic ones; deplore that religious freedom in India continues to deteriorate, despite the fact that the right to freedom of religion and belief is clearly recognised in the Constitution of India; address the potentially discriminatory Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), which will amend the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955;

Amendment 196 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

t a) express concern about the effects on freedom of expression and association of the current Indian law on foreign participation in the funding of NGO’s (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act);

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)

t a) address the harmful effects of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) to the civil society organizations;

Amendment 198 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)

t b) address the issue of rising violence against women and girls in India by encouraging thorough investigations of violent crimes against women and girls, including training officers in trauma- informed policing and investigation, and speeding up legal processing and improving protection for victims;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)

t b) recall its long-standing opposition to capital punishment in all cases and under all circumstances; reiterate its call on India to adopt legislation for an immediate and permanent moratorium on executions in India, with the objective of abolishing the death penalty in the near future;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)

— having regard to the EU-India High-Level Dialogue on trade and investment that held its first meeting on 5 February 2021,

Amendment 20 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas the EU and India, that are strategic partners since 2004, both represent unions of diversity and should continue to cooperate in strengthening the unique diversities, including the situation of religious and ethnic minorities;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t c (new)

t c) address the issue of prevailing caste-based discrimination and importance of granting rights under the Forest Rights Act to Adivasi communities;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

u) act upon the commitment made in u) the EU-India Roadmap to resume the bilateral, local human rights dialogue and to upgrade it to a headquarters' level dialogue; make the dialogue meaningful by ensuring high- level participation, setting concrete commitments and criteria for progress, addressing individual cases and facilitating an EU-India civil society dialogue ahead of the intergovernmental dialogue; ensure that the human rights dialogue covers among others the situation of civil society organizations and human rights defenders, matters related to citizenship, discrimination, including gender- or caste-based, protection of religious and ethnic minorities, and the promotion of tolerance in preventing violence; request the EEAS to regularly report to the European Parliament on results achieved;

Amendment 202 #

Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

u) act upon the commitment made in the EU-India Roadmap to resume the bilateral human rights dialogue; make the dialogue meaningful by ensuring high- level participation, setting concrete commitments and criteria for progress, addressing individual cases and facilitating an EU-India civil society dialogue ahead of the intergovernmental dialogue; refrain from any instrumentalisation of human rights to serve political or economic interests, whether direct or indirect;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

u) act upon the commitment made in the EU-India Roadmap to resume the bilateral human rights dialogue~~; make the dialogu~~, and strive to make it more meaningful ~~by ensuring~~through high- level participation; proceed by introducing the necessary incentives, setting out concrete commitments ~~and~~, criteria and benchmarks for progress, addressing individual cases and facilitating an EU- India civil society dialogue ahead of the intergovernmental dialogue;

Amendment 204 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

u) ~~act upon the commitment made in the EU-India Roadmap to~~take stock of the progress achieved within the resume ~~the~~d bilateral human rights dialogue; make the dialogue meaningful by ensuring high- level participation, setting concrete commitments and criteria for progress, addressing individual cases and facilitating an EU-India civil society dialogue ahead of the intergovernmental dialogue;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

u) act upon the commitment made in the EU-India Roadmap to resume the bilateral human rights dialogue as soon as possible; make the dialogue meaningful by ensuring high- level participation, setting concrete commitments and criteria for progress, addressing individual cases and facilitating an EU-India civil society dialogue ahead of the intergovernmental dialogue;

Amendment 206 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

u a) to urge India to develop a National Action Plan on business and human rights in order to fully implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, recalling the responsibilities for all companies to respect human rights in their value chains, and to encourage India to participate actively for a UN binding treaty for corporate responsibility on human rights;

Amendment 207 #

u a) recall the EU’s principled and long-standing rejection of the death penalty and reiterate its plea to India for a death penalty moratorium with a view to the permanent abolition of capital punishment;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

u a) encourage India to step up the fight against corruption, as corruption allegations undermines the public’s trust in the government, and democratic institutions more generally;

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)

u b) urge India to ratify the UN Convention against Torture and its optional protocol and the UN Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas leadership from EU and India is needed to promote effective climate diplomacy and global commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and global protection of climate and the environment;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u c (new)

u c) encourage India to support international justice efforts further by signing the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC);

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u d (new)

u d) encourage India to continue its tradition of granting protection to persons fleeing violence and persecution until conditions for safe, dignified and voluntary return are possible, and to take all measures needed to eliminate risks of statelessness for communities in India;

Amendment 212 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 4

Trade for sustainability and prosperity

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

v a) recall that the EU is India’s largest trading partner and it is in their mutual interest to foster closer economic ties; recognise that India is a solid alternative for an EU that wants to diversify its supply chains to reduce its dependence on China and the United States;

Amendment 214 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

v) seize the opportunity offered by the EU-India Leaders’ Meeting to openly address value-based cooperation at the highest level in matters of trade and investment; work towards the achievement of common objectives in these areas that comply with and contribute to respect for universal human rights, to promote the fight against climate change, and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals; stress that the farmers’ protests of the last years, which have included the largest strike in history, show us that the basic rights of the workforce are being attacked by the Indian government, and that any form of cooperation in the field of trade must be conditional to workers’ rights;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

v) seize the opportunity offered by the EU-India Leaders’ Meeting to openly address value-based cooperation at the highest level in matters of trade and investment; reiterate the EU’s readiness to consider launching negotiations on a stand-alone investment protection agreement, which would increase legal certainty for investors on both sides; work towards the achievement of common objectives in these areas that comply with and contribute to respect for universal human rights and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

v) seize the opportunity offered by the EU-India Leaders’ Meeting to openly address value-based cooperation at the highest level in matters of trade and investment; work towards the achievement of common objectives in these areas that contribute to economic growth and innovation as well as the creation of additional employment and income and also comply with and contribute to respect for universal human rights and the pursuit of ~~the~~ Sustainable Development Goals; of the Agenda 2030

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

v a) acknowledge that the resumption of negotiations on an ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade and investment agreement should also focus on new areas of cooperation, such as digital transformation and deepen the existing cooperation, in particular in areas like space, terrorism, radicalization, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, maritime security and crisis management;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas the EU and India have strong mutual interests in the Indo- Pacific, focusing on sustaining it as an area of fair competition, undisrupted Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC), stability and security;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)

v a) note that the promotion of a model based on free trade would go against the interests of farmers and small producers both in India and in the EU, as well as being incompatible with our own climate goals;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w

w) make best use of India’s commitment to multilateralism and an international rules-based trading order; promote India’s decisive role in the ongoing efforts to reform the World Trade Organization; also taking into account that the EU is India's largest trading partner in the agricultural-food-sector.

Amendment 222 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w a (new)

w a) take note of India's role as one of the world leaders in the production of medicinal products and pharmaceutical ingredients exported to the EU; express concern regarding the decision of the Indian authorities to impose export bans on critical medicines used in the treatment of COVID-19 such as paracetamol and 12 other active pharmaceutical ingredients; preserve the free circulation of all goods and guarantee, in particular, the supply chain of essential products such as medicines and medical equipment;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w a (new)

w a) highlight that EU-India trade rose by more than 70% between 2009 and 20191a and that liberalising trade with India would increase EU exports to India by up to 56%1b; explore the possibility of concluding an EU-India investment agreement as a first step towards a potential future Free Trade Agreement; _________________ 1a https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/isdb_results/ factsheets/country/details_india_en.pdf 1b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/STUD/2020/642841/EPRS_STU(2 020)642841_EN.pdf

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

x) evaluate to what extent the Commission’s negotiating mandate needs to be updated if the aim is to conclude a trade and cooperation agreement that would include ambitious provisions on an enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapter aligned with the Paris Agreement, as well as appropriate provisions regarding investors’ rights and duties and human rights; ensure constructive negotiations while remaining mindful of the different levels of ambition between the two sides; draw in this regard on the encouraging evolution of the Indian authorities’ stance regarding their readiness to include provisions on trade and sustainable development in a future agreement;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

x) evaluate to what extent the Commission’s negotiating mandate needs to be updated if the aim is to conclude a trade and cooperation agreement that would include ambitious provisions on an enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapter ~~aligned with the Paris Agreement~~, as well as appropriate provisions regarding investors’ rights and duties; ensure constructive negotiations while remaining mindful of the different levels of ambition between the two sides; draw in this regard on the encouraging evolution of the Indian authorities’ stance regarding their readiness to include provisions on trade and sustainable development in a future agreement;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

y) finalise negotiations on a connectivity partnership with India; support it by providing loans and guarantees to sustainable investment into digital and green infrastructural bi- and multilateral projects in India, by EU’s public and private entities such as the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the new external financing instrument, in line with the potential outlined in EU- Asia Connectivity strategy;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

y) finalise negotiations on a ~~connectivity partnership with India~~fiscally, environmentally, socially and economically sustainable connectivity partnership with India, based on universally recognised international norms, good governance, rule of law, openness, transparency and equality;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

y) finalise negotiations on a connectivity partnership with India; and explore synergies between their cooperation and that with countries of South Asia and coordination of various connectivity strategies;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y

y) finalise negotiations on a connectivity partnership with India without promoting any form of privatisation or liberalisation of this key sector;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the current context of heightened global risks and increasing great power competition should encompass reinforcement of international security, strengthening of preparedness and response for global health emergencies, such as the current COVID- 19 pandemic, enhancement of global economic stability and inclusive growth, and implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)

y a) ensure that connectivity initiatives are based on social, environmental and fiscal standards and the values of sustainability, transparency, inclusiveness, the rule of law, respect for human rights and reciprocity; stress the importance of sustainability as a vital condition for all connectivity initiatives and highlight that connectivity policies should reduce negative externalities such as environmental damage and pollution and be fully consistent with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and its legal instruments including the Paris Climate Agreement;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)

z a) enhance cooperation on sustainable mobility via concrete measures such as the further development of electric transportation infrastructures, and investments in railway projects; highlight the vital importance of railways for relieving congestion and pollution in large urban areas, reaching climate objectives, and ensuring resilience of vital supply chains including during crises;

Amendment 232 #

Mick WALLACE, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Clare DALY, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)

z b) support further cooperation on challenges posed by the rapid urbanisation including via exchange of knowledge and best practices through shared platforms and city-to-city cooperation, cooperation on smart city technology, and continued financial support to projects in urban transport in India via the European Investment Bank;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa

aa) recall India’s role as the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer; encourage joint undertakings to ensure universal access to COVID-19 vaccines; seek EU- India leadership in promoting health as a global public good, notably through supporting multilateral initiatives, including COVAX, and help to secure universal access to vaccines, notably among lower-income countries by working together in the relevant international fora for the waver of COVID-19 vaccine patents;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)

aa a) call on the Indian government to leverage its capacity as a major manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, generic drugs and vaccines to contribute to improving relations with these countries, while addressing the global health crisis as well as the current level of regional hostility as a global vaccine distributer;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a ter

~~ab) continue common global leadership in support of the Paris Agreement and focus on implementing the clean and renewable energy agenda;~~deleted

Amendment 236 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

ab) raise the level of ambition on EU- India bilateral and multilateral cooperation on climate change notably by accelerating green growth and a just and safe clean energy transition, reaching climate neutrality by mid-century, and enhancing the ambition of nationally determined contributions; continue common global leadership in support of the Paris Agreement ~~and focus on implementing the clean and renewable energy agenda~~;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab

ab) continue common global leadership in support of the Paris Agreement and focus on implementing the clean and renewable energy agenda; reaffirm a joint commitment, as two major global greenhouse gas emitters, to more coordinated efforts in mitigating the effects of climate change and increasing their investment in green and sustainable technologies;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

ab a) focus on implementing the clean and renewable energy agenda; note India’s leadership in renewable energy, and progress made through the EU – India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership; encourage cooperation to further advance electric mobility, sustainable cooling, next generation battery technology, distributed generation of electricity, and just transition in India; intensify the implementation of the sustainable water management partnership;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab a (new)

aba) strengthen dialogue on the efficient use of resources and the circular economy through cooperation and sharing of best practices also in the use of natural resources;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas the India Ocean is an expanse of strategic importance for global trade, e.g. in energy, which is characterised by the existence of several chokepoints that can be of detrimental influence on trade routes; whereas uninterrupted navigation through the choke points (Strait of Hormuz, Bab el- Mandeb, Strait of Malacca, Mozambique Channel) is of vital economic and strategic interest for both the EU and India;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)

abb) launch a discussion and evaluate strategic cooperation in the supply of rare earths in order to reduce dependence on third parties in this area;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a quater

~~ac) promote an ambitious common agenda and global action on biodiversity, including in the run-up to the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 15) in May 2021;~~deleted

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad

ad) strive for co-leadership in setting and advancing international standards in the digital economy grounded in sustainable and responsible digitalisation and a rule of law-based and human- centred ICT environment, while addressing cybersecurity threats and protecting fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of personal data;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad

ad) strive for co-leadership in setting and advancing international standards in the digital economy grounded in sustainable and responsible digitalisation and a rule of law and human rights-based ICT environment, while addressing cybersecurity threats and protecting fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of personal data;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a quinquies

ad) strive for co-leadership in setting and advancing ~~international standards in the~~a digital economy grounded in ~~sustainable and~~ responsible digitalisation and a rule of law-based ICT environment, while addressing cybersecurity threats and protecting fundamental rights and freedoms, including the protection of personal data;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

ad a) promote people-to-people exchanges in education and culture and further expand the exchange under Erasmus+; continue close cooperation in research and innovation, including human-centric and ethics-based digital technologies, while encouraging the strengthening of digital literacy and skills;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)

ad a) align with the goals of the EU- Asia Connectivity strategy and coordinate with the G20 presidencies held by Italy in 2021 and India in 2023 in order to deliver on increasing connectivity between Europe and India;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ad b (new)

ad b) welcome India´s efforts towards a GDPR-like high level of personal data protection; highlight the mutual benefit through intensified cooperation in the area of data protection; encourage further convergence between the regulatory frameworks to ensure a high level of protection of personal data and privacy, including through a possible data adequacy decisions, with a view to facilitate safe and secure cross border data flows, enabling closer cooperation especially in the ICT and digital services sector;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

ae) step up the EU’s ambitions for digital connectivity with India in the context of the EU’s digital transformation strategy; invest in a partnership in digital services and the development of responsible artificial intelligence; continue to support data protection reform in India; strive for close cooperation on data protection with the aim of advancing adequacy decisions for data flows in compliance with fundamental rights; note that an alignment of the Indian and European data regulation significantly facilitates mutual cooperation, trade and the safe transmission of information and expertise; work towards replicating the EU’s international mobile roaming agreements with India;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

ae) step up the EU’s ambitions for digital connectivity with India in the context of the EU’s digital transformation strategy; work together with India and other like-minded partners in the region in the development and use of critical technologies, including AI and 5G, keeping in mind the great strategic and security implications that such revolutionary technologies carry; invest in a partnership in digital services and the development of responsible artificial intelligence; continue to support data protection reform in India;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas India is one of the world’s largest economies in terms of purchasing power parity and is the fastest growing economy, and is to become the most populous country in the world, whereas the EU is India's first trading partner, while India is the EU’s 9th largest trading partner;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

ae a) take effective steps to facilitate EU-India mobility, including for migrants, students, high skilled workers and artists, considering the availability of skills and labour market needs in the EU and India; recognise the considerable talent pool in the fields of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in both India and the EU and the mutual interest to develop high level expertise and cooperation in this field;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)

ae a) note with concern that India continues the frequent use of the restriction of internet access as a domestic policy tool, as in other years India has restricted internet access more than any other country, over 75 times in 2020, the most severely affected in 2020 being the population of Kashmir who have suffered the longest internet shutdown ever in a democracy;

Amendment 254 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

af) call for a deeper partnership in education, research and innovation and cultural exchange; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life; promote Indian participation in EU programmes such as Horizon Europe, European Research Council, Marie Sklodowska- Curie fellowship and people-to-people exchanges; promote, in this regard, the Erasmus+ programme and ensure equal inclusion of female students, scientists, researchers and professionals in these programmes;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

af) call for a deeper partnership in education, research and cultural exchange; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life; promote student and scholar exchanges and use the momentum of Brexit to attract more Indian students to the EU Member States’ educational institutions;

Amendment 256 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Anna BONFRISCO, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Marco ZANNI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

af) consider people-to-people exchanges as one of the main dimensions of the strategic partnership; call for a deeper partnership in education, research and cultural exchange; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

af) call for a deeper partnership in education, research and cultural exchange declaring 2022 as a year of EU-Indian friendship; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

Amendment 26 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas various UN experts have called on India to release students, protest leaders and human rights defenders detained for protesting against changes to Indian laws and policies and raised concerns over use of terrorism charges to silence human rights defenders;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af

af) call for a deeper partnership in public education, research and cultural exchange; call on the EU Member States and India to invest especially in young people’s capacities and leadership and to ensure their meaningful inclusion in political and economic life;

Amendment 261 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af a (new)

af a) further explore possibilities for comprehensive collaboration under the G20 framework on employment and social policies, such as social protection, minimum wage, female labour market participation, decent job creation, occupational safety and health; cooperate on eradication of child labour by supporting the application and monitoring the respect of ILO Conventions 138 (Minimum Age Convention) and 182 (Worst Form of Child Labour Convention) ratified by India in June 2017;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas legislation such as the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the National Security Act are being used to criminalize Indian citizens who exercise their rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and association;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas connectivity should constitute an important element of a mutual EU - India strategic agenda in- line with the EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy; whereas the comprehensiveness of connectivity is not only limited to physical infrastructure such as roads and railways, but also maritime routes, digital as well as environmental, with particular emphasis on the EU Green Deal; whereas it has geopolitical and transformative role as well as a sustainable vehicle of growth and jobs;

Amendment 29 #

B d. whereas India’s regional and global importance is growing, and it has increasingly strengthened its position as a donor as well as an economic and military power; whereas India’s G20 Presidency in 2023, its membership in the UN Security Council in 2021-2022, and in the UN Human Rights Council in 2019-2021, reinvigorate the need for close cooperation;

Amendment 3 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or belief, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June 2013,

Amendment 30 #

Maria ARENA, Dietmar KÖSTER, Tonino PICULA, Katarina BARLEY, Isabel SANTOS, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas Amnesty International was compelled to close its offices in India after its bank accounts were frozen over alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) while the three UN special rapporteurs have called for amending the law in line with India’s rights and obligations under international law;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas in 2020 the Internet shutdowns report 129 cases of Indian government-imposed disablement of access to the Internet, such restrictions are often used during the major protests, including protests against the citizenship law and the farmers' protest;

Amendment 32 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas in 2018 Thomson Reuters Foundation survey India was named as the most dangerous country for women, particularly on the risk of sexual violence and harassment against women, the danger women face from cultural, tribal and traditional practices, and the danger of human trafficking, including forced labour, sex slavery and domestic servitude;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas India is one of the most hard hit countries by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, with over 11 million confirmed cases and more than 150 thousand deaths and the Indian Government has undertaken an initiative to donate millions of vaccines to countries in its immediate neighbourhood and key partner nations in the Indian Ocean;

Amendment 34 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas the EU’s strategic framework vested in its global strategy, strategy for India, strategy for EU-Asia Connectivity as well as the emerging Indo-Pacific Strategy have highlighted the vital importance of cooperating on the EU’s global agenda with India;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

B f. whereas, despite being prohibited, caste-based discrimination remains a systemic problem in India preventing Dalits from access to employment, education, health, budgetary allocations for Dalit development and in the criminal justice administration system, it particularly affects Dalit women and girls who are disproportionately often victims of sexual abuse and violence;

Amendment 36 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

B f. whereas the latest summit between EU and India agreed on principles of sustainable connectivity, including the G20 voluntary Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment(QII), and agreed to explore ways to improve connectivity between the EU and India, and consequent connectivity with third countries, including in the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)

B g. whereas Adivasi communities are being denied rights under the Forest Rights Act for their ancestral land and face constrains to raise their righteous demands;

Amendment 38 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -a (new)

-a) continue the positive improvement and deepening of EU-India relations as strategic partners, and uphold the commitment to regular multi-level dialogues, including summits;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

a) consolidate the progress in the Strategic Partnership achieved since last year’s Summit and make tangible advances on priority issues, notably resilient global health, climate change and green growth, technology, connectivity, trade and investment, and foreign, security and defence policy; view India, in the light of its commitments and the common threats it faces, as a privileged partner of European countries in the fight against Islamist terrorism;

Amendment 4 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

a) consolidate the progress in the Strategic Partnership achieved since last year’s Summit and make tangible advances on priority issues, notably ~~resilient~~ global health, ~~climate change and green growth~~the environment, technology, connectivity, trade and investment, and foreign, security and defence policy;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

a a) unleash the full potential of the bilateral relationship between the world’s two biggest democracies, that have a fundamental role to play to preserve the rules-based international order and effective multilateralism as well promote pluralism, freedom, rule of law and human rights, as a successful EU-India relationship will set a positive example for the need to strengthen cooperation among democracies in a period of a volatile international environment;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

Amendment 45 #

b) remain committed to and implement fully the EU strategy on India of 2018 and the EU-India Roadmap to 2025 in coordination with Member States’ own engagement with India; establish clear and public criteria for measuring progress on the roadmap; ensure parliamentary oversight of the EU’s India policy through an annual progress report to its Committee on Foreign Affairs;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) reiterate the need for a deeper partnership based on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, freedom and respect for human rights~~, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development~~;

Amendment 47 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) reiterate the need for a deeper partnership based on the shared values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, equality, respect for human rights, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development, and promoting peace and stability in the world;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) reiterate the need for a regular political dialogue and a deeper partnership based on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) reiterate the need for a deeper partnership based on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, sustainable development, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism and sustainable development;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

— having regard to the EU Guidelines on the protection and promotion of freedom of religion or belief, adopted by the Foreign Affairs Council on 24 June 2013,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) reiterate the need for a deeper partnership based on ~~the shared values of~~ democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, a commitment to promoting an inclusive, coherent and rules-based global order, effective multilateralism ~~and~~, sustainable development and the fight against climate change;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

c a) consolidate the EU’s public diplomacy efforts to improve mutual understanding between the EU, its Member States and India and help address the knowledge deficit on both sides, involving academia, think-tanks and representatives from across the EU and India;

Amendment 52 #

d) highlight the importance of India as a partner in the global fight against climate change and biodiversity degradation; consolidate shared plans for the full implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and its nationally determined contributions, and for joint climate diplomacy;eleted

Amendment 53 #

Mick WALLACE, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Clare DALY, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

d) highlight the importance of India as a partner in the global fight against climate change and biodiversity degradation and in the transition towards renewable energies and climate neutrality; consolidate shared plans for the full implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and its nationally determined contributions, and for joint climate diplomacy;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

d) highlight the importance of India as a partner in the global fight against climate change and biodiversity degradation; through a green transition; consolidate shared plans for the full implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and its nationally determined contributions, and for joint climate diplomacy;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

d a) revive the Council’s 2018 request to modernise the institutional architecture of the 1994 EU-India cooperation agreement in line with new common aspirations and global challenges; reinvigorate the idea of negotiating a Strategic Partnership Agreement, including a strong parliamentary dimension;

Amendment 56 #

Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Javier ZARZALEJOS, Peter van DALEN, Lukas MANDL, Andrzej HALICKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

e) promote a structured inter- parliamentary dialogue, including by encouraging the Indian side to establish~~ing~~ a permanent counterpart in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with the Republic of India and by promoting committee-to-committee contacts;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

e a) promote contacts and cooperation at state-level, recognizing that key policies are introduced and implemented at state rather than national level when appropriate under India’s federal structure;

Amendment 58 #

Mick WALLACE, Stelios KOULOGLOU, Clare DALY, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

f) ensure the active and regular consultation and involvement of EU and Indian civil society in the development, implementation and monitoring of EU- India relations; seek the establishment of an EU-India Civil Society Platform for that purpose and a EU-India Youth Summit as a side event of future EU-India Summits, in order to strengthen relations between the young generations;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

f) ensure the active consultation and involvement of EU and Indian civil society, in particular trade unions, feminist and LGBTI organisations, environmentalist organisations, as well as other stakeholders, in the development, implementation and monitoring of EU- India relations; seek the establishment of an EU-India Civil Society Platform for that purpose;

Amendment 6 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU and India are to convene a leaders’ meeting on 8 May 2021 in Porto, Portugal, following their commitment to convene regularly at the highest level and to strengthen the strategic partnership established in 2004, with a view to enhancing economic and political cooperation;

Amendment 60 #

Traian BĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

fa) extend access to EU education and training programmes (Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, Jean Monnet, etc.) and enhance the visibility of these programmes in India;

Amendment 61 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

f a) support further democratic development in India in line with its constitutional and traditional multiculturalism; recall the common fight against all forms of discrimination, hate speech, fake news and destructive political populism;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

f a) Propose enhanced cooperation at the level of urban development networks and chambers of commerce;

Amendment 63 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Anna BONFRISCO, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Marco ZANNI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

f b) Propose enhanced cooperation at the level of urban development networks and chambers of commerce;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f c (new)

f c) Propose enhanced cooperation at the level of urban development networks and chambers of commerce;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

g) promote greater synergy in foreign and security policy through the existing relevant dialogue mechanisms and within fora set up under the Agenda for Action 2020, and in light of the EU’s recent strategic emphasis on enhanced security cooperation in and with Asia; build on the fact that India is, in many ways, a like- minded actor, and a consolidated democracy that also enjoys a strong and growing economy, in order to counter regional and global challenges that can arise from non-democratic players such as China and others; ensure that, to the largest degree possible, this approach is made in harmony and cooperation with our largest and closest ally, the USA;

Amendment 66 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

g) promote greater synergy in foreign ~~and security~~ policy through the existing relevant dialogue mechanisms and within fora set up under the Agenda for Action 2020~~, and in light of the EU’s recent strategic emphasis on enhanced security cooperation in and with Asia~~;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

g) promote greater synergy in foreign and security policy ~~through~~by consolidating and expanding the existing relevant dialogue mechanisms and within fora set up under the Agenda for Action 2020, and in light of the EU’s recent strategic emphasis on enhanced security cooperation in and with Asia;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

g) promote greater synergy in foreign and security policy through the existing relevant dialogue mechanisms and within fora set up under the ~~Age~~EU-India ~~for Action~~Roadmap 20205, and in light of the EU’s recent strategic emphasis on enhanced security cooperation in and with Asia;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the EU and India are the world’s two largest democracies, that share values of freedom, rule of law and human rights, but have not reached its full potential and require permanent strong political engagement; whereas the EU and India share a strong conviction of the need to preserve the rules-based international order and effective multilateralism;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

g a) emphasize that greater engagement between the EU and India in the security and defence field should not be seen as contributing to military bloc formation and polarization in the Indo- Pacific area, but rather as promoting shared security, stability, and peaceful development;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

g a) examine the possibilities of India's participation concerning state-of-the-art technology projects of the Permanent Structured Cooperation;

Amendment 72 #

Emmanouil FRAGKOS, Jérôme RIVIÈRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

g b) examine the possibilities of India's participation concerning state-of-the-art technology projects of the Permanent Structured Cooperation;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)

g c) examine the possibilities of India's participation concerning state-of-the-art technology projects of the Permanent Structured Cooperation;

Amendment 74 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

h) emphasise the need for closer thematic coordination of international security policies and for action in areas such as nuclear security and the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, mitigation of chemical, biological and radiological weapons, the promotion of regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding, the prevention of irregular migration and human trafficking, counter-piracy, maritime security, countering violent extremism, ~~as well as cybersecurity, hybrid threats and outer space~~counter-terrorism (including counter- radicalisation, anti-money-laundering and countering terrorism financing), as well as cybersecurity, hybrid threats and outer space; strengthen military-to- military relations and exchanges in order to explore concrete opportunities for cooperation and consider India’s participation in PESCO projects;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

h) emphasise the need for closer thematic coordination of international security policies and for action in areas such as nuclear security and the non- proliferation and control of weapons of mass destruction, mitigation of chemical, biological and radiological weapons, the promotion of regional conflict prevention and peacebuilding, counter-piracy, maritime security, countering radicalisation and violent extremism, as well as cybersecurity, hybrid threats and outer space; consider India’s participation in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects so as to bolster the EU- India strategic partnership;

Amendment 76 #

Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Thierry MARIANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the EU and India, as the world’s two largest democracies, share strong political, economic, social and cultural links and both are committed to the promotion of peace, stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development;

Amendment 80 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

h a) recognize the importance of India’s potential contribution to cyber- security and data protection and encourages a more active collaboration in the cyber domain that aims to mutually enhance operational capabilities and raise the ranking of India in the UN’s Global Cybersecurity Index;

Amendment 84 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

i) point out that the EU and India are two of the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping and committed advocates for sustainable peace; encourage discussion and initiatives towards widening cooperation in peacekeeping, notably in the current pandemic which might lead to destabilisation of states that were already weak and fragile;

Amendment 85 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

i a) note that the EU closely follows the situation in Kashmir; reiterate its support for stability and de-escalation and remain committed to respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) take positive note of the six regular EU-India consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation that have taken place; recognize the critical role India plays in countering the A.Q. Khan network and in preventing the potential transfer of nuclear materials and know- how to rogue states and international terrorist organizations; acknowledge that India has joined three major proliferation- related multilateral export control regimes and encourage a closer EU-India partnership within these fora;

Amendment 88 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) take positive note of the six regular EU-India consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation that have taken place; stress that it is now time to take concrete steps in the area of disarmament; acknowledge that India has joined three major proliferation-related multilateral export control regimes and encourage a closer EU-India partnership within these fora;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) take positive note of the six regular EU-India consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation that have taken place and encourage India to strengthen regional cooperation in this regard; acknowledge that India has joined three major proliferation-related multilateral export control regimes and encourage a closer EU-India partnership within these fora;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 90 #

Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Bart GROOTHUIS, Malik AZMANI, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Javier NART, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

j a) emphasize the importance of the EU-India Counter-Terrorism Dialogue and the critical contributions made by India’s national security and foreign intelligence services to global counter- terrorism efforts;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, by pushing for joint objectives, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions; underline that India will hold a UN Security Council seat in 2021-2022 and the G20 presidency in 2023, marking an opportunity for the EU and India to enhance coordination on global governance and further promote a shared vision of rules-based multilateralism; support India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, by pushing for joint objectives, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions~~; support India’s bid for permanent membership~~ in defence of multilateralism and rules- based international order; engage in discussions ofn a reform of thed UN Security Council and support India´s bid for permanent membership;

Amendment 93 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, by pushing for joint objectives, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions; support India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council and coordinate positions towards UN Security Council reform and working methods;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, by pushing for joint objectives along shared international values and standards, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions; support India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, by pushing for joint objectives, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions; ~~support India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council;~~

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

k) coordinate positions and initiatives in multilateral fora, notably the UN, WTO and G20, by pushing for joint objectives, increasing dialogue and effectively aligning positions; support India’s bid for permanent membership of a reformed UN Security Council;

Amendment 97 #

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

Amendment 99 #