India’s Eastern Mediterranean Policy: Growing Ties with the Republic of Cyprus

India’s growing ties with the Republic of Cyprus reflect its pursuit of European market access, strategic autonomy and closer defence cooperation. The article examines this rapprochement through IMEC and Türkiye–Pakistan relations, while assessing how potential arms transfers could affect Cyprus’s military balance and increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

India’s growing ties with the Republic of Cyprus reflect its pursuit of European market access, strategic autonomy and closer defence cooperation. The article examines this rapprochement through IMEC and Türkiye–Pakistan relations, while assessing how potential arms transfers could affect Cyprus’s military balance and increase tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. 7 min read →