In this episode of Tech-à-Tête, host Akriti Bopanna explores a question central to the next phase of EU-India digital cooperation: how can big political commitments become real investments on the ground?

Joined by Stefania Benaglia, Foreign Policy Expert and rapporteur of the 2025 CEPS Task Force Report on the Global Gateway, the conversation unpacks the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and what it means for India’s digital future.

From the Blue-Raman subsea cable and high-performance computing to semiconductors, 6G, digital public infrastructure and AI, this episode looks at where EU-India digital cooperation is already taking shape — and where ambition still needs to translate into delivery.

The discussion also examines the relationship between the EU-India Trade and Technology Council and the Global Gateway: one provides the political direction, the other can help mobilise the capital, partnerships and projects needed to make it real.

A key theme running through the episode is the role of the private sector. If the EU and India want to build resilient digital infrastructure, diversify technology partnerships and move beyond dialogue, businesses, SMEs, startups and civil society actors cannot remain on the sidelines.

As the EU and India look towards 2030, this conversation asks what it will take to turn digital cooperation from a policy promise into a strategic partnership with tangible outcomes.

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