<p>New Delhi: The European Union (EU) has posted a military attache in its mission in India, in reflection of growing defence and strategic cooperation between the two sides, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.</p>.<p>It is for the first time that the EU appointed a military attache to India.</p>.<p>The overall strategic ties between India and the 27-nation EU have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years.</p>.Israel hails US nuclear submarine deployment as providing deterrence.<p>India is among a select group of countries where the EU has appointed military attaches.</p>.<p>The EU has been focusing on expanding military cooperation with India and many other countries in the Indo-Pacific.</p>.<p>In February last year, the European Union vowed to enhance its defence and security engagement with its partners in the Indo-Pacific and announced the extension of the concept of a coordinated maritime presence in the north-west Indian Ocean.</p>.<p>The 27-nation bloc came out with a detailed note on its strategy for the Indo-Pacific following a meeting of its ministerial forum in Paris in February last year. In September, 2021, the EU unveiled its strategy for boosting economic, political and defence ties in the Indo-Pacific.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The European Union (EU) has posted a military attache in its mission in India, in reflection of growing defence and strategic cooperation between the two sides, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.</p>.<p>It is for the first time that the EU appointed a military attache to India.</p>.<p>The overall strategic ties between India and the 27-nation EU have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years.</p>.Israel hails US nuclear submarine deployment as providing deterrence.<p>India is among a select group of countries where the EU has appointed military attaches.</p>.<p>The EU has been focusing on expanding military cooperation with India and many other countries in the Indo-Pacific.</p>.<p>In February last year, the European Union vowed to enhance its defence and security engagement with its partners in the Indo-Pacific and announced the extension of the concept of a coordinated maritime presence in the north-west Indian Ocean.</p>.<p>The 27-nation bloc came out with a detailed note on its strategy for the Indo-Pacific following a meeting of its ministerial forum in Paris in February last year. In September, 2021, the EU unveiled its strategy for boosting economic, political and defence ties in the Indo-Pacific.</p>