Lexington Books The Paradox of EU-Indian Relations: Missed Opportunities in Politics, Economics, Development Cooperation, and Culture

The Paradox of EU-India Relations: Missed Opportunities in Politics, Economics, Development Cooperation, and Culture, by Shazia Aziz Wülbers, discusses areas where EU-Indian relations are strained and areas where there is meaningful cooperation, and then situates those areas within the broader context of international relations. Wülbers also considers the United States in her study, as much can be learned from comparing EU-India relations with that of the U.S. and India. She addresses the primary issues confronting the EU and India in both the past and in the present, from politics and economics to each entity's role in global technological advances, finishing with a careful discussion of the role of cultural interactions in EU-India relations. Wülbers also looks to the future when she conducts an analysis of policy convergence and divergence to detect upcoming trends between the EU and India. She uses this analysis to make recommendations for policy makers about the way forward. The Paradox of EU-India Relations: Missed Opportunities in Politics, Economics, Development Cooperation, and Culture, by Shazia Aziz Wülbers, successfully identifies problems and prospects in the relationship between two great entities. It is a comprehensive empirical study which ultimately indicates that the Indian worldview is undeniably different from the European Union worldview, and could therefore be the important cause for problematic divergences in foreign policy trends. Review This is a careful and timely study of EU-India relations, a subject of considerable policy significance. Through an examination of a number of possible arenas of cooperation, Wülbers shows how the relationship has remained stunted and suggests possible pathways for its amelioration. The book should be of considerable interest to policymakers and analysts concerned about the multiple dimensions of this important yet neglected relationship.--Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University About the Author Shazia Aziz Wülbers is a senior lecturer and researcher at the Center for European Studies, University of Bremen