www.ijellh.com 332 The Engagement of India and EU in the Indian Ocean Region Uday Pratap Singh Research Fellow Department of Defence & Strategic studies University of Allahabad Allahabad (U.P.) India Abstract The Indian Ocean has been chosen for detailed examination because of convergence of economic interests, strategic concerns and the opportunities for multilateral cooperation. The cooperation between India and the European Union highlights the geo-political, geo- economic and geo-strategic significance in this region. Currently in Indian Ocean ongoing nefarious activities have made the countries more cautious and are trying to evolve such mechanism as to provide peace and security. One such activity is piracy. This has become a burden some problem for the world. The author analyses the involvement of the European Union and the need for greater cooperation between India and European Union. As such, from time to time representatives from both the countries have met to solve the ongoing problems so that certain amount of stability can be maintained in the Indian Ocean Region. Key Words: geo-politics, geo-strategic, geo-economics, piracy and counter piracy, Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation, Indo-European maritime cooperation, illicit trade, climate change, Operation Atlanta, Strait of Hormuz. Introduction: Diplomatic relations between the European Union (EU) and India have emerged gradually. It was framed by new institutional mechanisms and proclamations of shared interests. This reflects their aspirations as global actors and to accept the reality of power politics. Though commercial and business tracks are sound but the track record of joint-action in the arena of security concern has achieved complete result. The Indian Ocean has been