Despite Europe being the birthplace of democracy some 2,000 years ago, India is its largest home now — as Ursula von der Leyen herself said, during her first visit to India as president of the European Commission.
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue — India’s flagship geopolitical conference — two years ago, von der Leyen lauded India's parliamentary election say...
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Already a member? Login herePriyanka Shankar is an independent journalist from India currently shuttling between Brussels and South Asia, covering migration, human rights and Europe's relations with Asia. She has written for Al Jazeera English, Deutsche Welle, The South China Morning Post, BBC Travel, Lighthouse Reports, Times UK, El Pais among others, and been nominated for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.
Priyanka Shankar is an independent journalist from India currently shuttling between Brussels and South Asia, covering migration, human rights and Europe's relations with Asia. She has written for Al Jazeera English, Deutsche Welle, The South China Morning Post, BBC Travel, Lighthouse Reports, Times UK, El Pais among others, and been nominated for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.