EU's Political and Security Committee to visit India from September 10 to 14

EFFORTS TO IMPART NEW MOMENTUM TO TIES

- MPOST BUREAU

NEW DELHI: The European Union's Political and Security Committee comprising 27 envoys of the bloc will undertake a five-day visit to India beginning Wednesday as the two sides explore ways to impart a new momentum to overall ties including by sealing the long-negotiated free trade deal.

The influential committee headed by Ambassador Delphine Pronk, during its first visit to India, will hold strategic discussions with high-level Indian government officials, private sector defence representatives, civil society organisations and leading think-tanks.

The Political and Security Committee (PSC) is composed of EU member states' ambassadors based in Brussels and is chaired by the European External Action Service.

It plays a decisive role in the conduct of the EU's common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and common security and defence policy (CSDP).