<h1>27-member EU Political and Security Committee visits India for five-day strategic talks ahead of EU-India summit and FTA finalisation</h1> A 27-member EU Political and Security Committee will conduct a five-day visit to India (Sept 10-14) for strategic discussions with Indian officials, private defence actors, civil society and think-tanks. The PSC, which guides the EU's common foreign, security and defence policies, will assess policy priorities and recommend approaches to the EU Council ahead of an expected India-EU summit and concurrent 13th round free-trade negotiations aimed at finalisation by December. Key cooperation areas identified include counterterrorism, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, maritime and space security, defence-industry collaboration and countering foreign information manipulation, with findings to inform EU political leadership.