Borrell claims India as an “indispensable partner” for the EU in energy and technology matters

BRUSSELS, March 1 () –

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, has vindicated this Wednesday India as an “indispensable partner” for the Twenty-seven in energy and technology matters, at a time of crisis of the multilateral order in the midst of a Russian war of aggression on Ukraine.

“We face geopolitical challenges and India continues to be an indispensable strategic partner for the European Union. In particular in energy, technology and the economy, it is (a) critical partner for us,” the head of European diplomacy explained at an economic forum. in India, where he is to participate in G20 meetings.

In this sense, he stressed the need to strengthen the relationship in the face of the challenge of fighting climate change, emphasizing the need to produce clean energy at affordable prices.

“The rich can reduce our consumption, but two thirds of humanity need to consume much more. So, the solution to climate change will not go through saving energy worldwide because there are too many poor people who have never seen a light bulb,” has argued.

Borrell has made a plea for a just ecological transition, warning that if it is not done with these parameters there will be a lot of resistance both internally and externally and it will fail. “Therefore, let’s provide cheaper and more affordable alternative ways of producing energy,” he argued.

After recalling that 80% of energy continues to come from fossil fuels, the High Representative has insisted that the war in Ukraine has accelerated the energy transition and now “the rest of the world must follow” Europe and the United States in this endeavor .

In the same way, he has called for a closer relationship with India in technological matters in the midst of a “confrontation” between China and the United States for controlling artificial intelligence, robotics and quantum computing.

“Whoever controls these technologies will be the winner. And the best thing to do is try to cooperate so that these battlefields do not become a true war of influence,” he warned.