EU Parliament resolution on the EU-India FTA calls for dialogue on Kashmir

Ahmad Ali Ghouri, University of the Punjab, Pakistan. University of Turku, Finland

Abstract

Discusses the European Union (EU) Parliament's resolutions on EU-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) highlighting the dispute on Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Highlights the role of political conditionality in the EU foreign trade policy, and its strength to require respect for universal human rights through trade incentives. Explores the nature and effects of a possible provision or a pre-condition in the EU-India FTA on the settlement of Kashmir dispute.