23 Amendments of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2021/2023(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
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 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
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 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
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 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
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 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 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
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 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
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 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
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 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
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 Europeanmore 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 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
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 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
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;, including with its partners of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD), in maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region; promote the valuable role the EU with its Members States could play as a neutral and stabilizing actor in the growing regional power rivalry,
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
o) take note ofshare 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 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
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 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
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 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
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 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)
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 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)
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 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
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 prelease arbitrarily detained - human rights defendervent 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 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
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 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
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 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point af
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;