An independent, Brussels-based action tank building working partnerships across policy, business, technology, and society.
CIEC exists to carry it further — from candid dialogue to pilots, working groups, and partnerships that produce something real on both sides. As India becomes a defining economic and technological power and Europe looks for reliable partners, this relationship is set to be one of the century's most consequential. Our job is to help build it.
Research, convening, and policy commentary. Valuable, but the work usually ends at the recommendation.
We stay in the room past the recommendation — matching partners, running working groups, and standing up the initiatives that turn a shared idea into a shared outcome.
Lasting partnerships need all four moving together. Each strand of our work connects the people who shape it.
Connecting governments, regulators, and diplomats on the rules and institutions shaping India–Europe relations — from AI governance to the rule of law.
Backing trade, investment, and commercial partnerships that turn a growing economic relationship into real outcomes.
Cooperation on AI, digital transformation, and the responsible innovation both regions depend on.
Education, culture, and people-to-people ties — the human foundation every durable partnership is built on.
Every format is built to move from discussion toward something that ships — a partnership, a pilot, a recommendation that lands with the people who can act on it.
Invitation-only, on-the-record discussions — with non-attribution available on request — among senior leaders from government, business, and academia.
Public events on the live opportunities in India–Europe cooperation, from AI to trade and finance.
Multi-stakeholder groups that stay with a single sector or challenge long enough to produce real output.
White papers, policy briefs, and executive insight built to support decisions, not sit on a shelf.
Matchmaking across business, research, and investment to turn a shared interest into a signed collaboration.
Business delegations, study missions, and leadership exchanges between the two regions.
We lead where India–Europe cooperation is most consequential right now — and stay active across the issues that shape the rest of the relationship.
Trustworthy AI, digital regulation, and the standards that let two democracies innovate together with confidence.
Market access, investor engagement, and the partnerships that turn a growing economic relationship into deals.
CIEC's panel on India, Europe and the architecture of global AI governance. Delegate registration is handled by the Forum; the exact slot in the programme is being confirmed.
Read the Forum preview →Part of CIEC's Brussels Dialogue series — an India–Europe roundtable on how AI is reshaping language, culture, and identity, and what safeguarding them will require. 10:00–12:00 CEST. On the record, with non-attribution available on request. RSVP by 25 August. A written summary will be published afterwards.
CIEC co-convenes Indo-European tracks and side events at the world's flagship AI summits — from New Delhi to Paris.
Official summit events across Bharat Mandapam and partner venues — on education, employability, and data for the Global South — co-convened with CPRG, alongside a Brussels, Geneva, and Berlin pre-summit series.
See the events →A side event during the international AI Action Summit, co-hosted with CPRG and AI4India, on data sovereignty and AI for economic development across the Global South.
See the events →CIEC is built with early-career researchers, practitioners, and partners. If you want to contribute to India–Europe cooperation, there's a way in.
Our remote internship programme for students and young researchers working on India–Europe cooperation, AI, and public policy.
Apply →Fixed-term fellowships for researchers contributing to CIEC's work on AI governance, education, and the rule of law.
Express interest →Join a dialogue as a speaker, co-convene an event, or collaborate on research and publications.
Get in touch →CIEC is an independent non-profit. Help sustain our dialogues, research, and fellowships through funding, grants, or partnership.
Support us →Whether you shape policy, run a business, fund the next idea, or lead an institution — there's a place for you in this work.