European Union assures India it is ‘reliable’ partnerEU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas assured India of a reliable partnership in multilateralism during talks with S Jaishankar, highlighting a new strategy to deepen India-EU ties across trade, security, and global issues. By IANS Published Date - 23 September 2025, 08:19 AMNew York: European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas has assured India that it is a “reliable” partner working together on upholding multilateralism during a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Along with Brazil’s Minister Mauro Vieira Juan and Mexico’s Foreign Secretary Ramon de la Fuente, she attended a meeting with EU foreign ministers on Monday. After the meeting, Kallas, whose formal title is High Representative for Foreign Affairs, posted on X: “The message to our partners was simple: the EU is a reliable actor. She mentioned the EU’s “new blueprint to deepen ties with India” that was unveiled last week.