What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Added:(as) step up engagement with India on health emergencies, pharmaceuticals and digital health innovations for universal health coverage, as it is the largest producer and exporter of generic medicine and an active player on global health matters in multilateral fora; act on the commitment to strengthen cooperation on health research and innovation; increase efforts to find a swift solution, without compromising on content, to universal access to affordable pharmaceutical products;

Removed:(ab) facilitate further EU-India mobility, including for migrants, students, highly skilled workers and artists, as well as people-to-people exchanges in all sectors relevant to the EU-India partnership;

Added:(at) welcome the establishment and make effective use of the Trade and Technology Council; recognise the substantial potential of digital issues as part of the EU-India partnership, encompassing digital infrastructure and connectivity, digital policy, data protection and flows and cyber security; step up cooperation in high performance computing and quantum technologies, thereby enhancing technological solutions in a multitude of sectors; acknowledge that with support from India, the EU is better placed to advance global standards in the digital sector; note the differing views of the EU and India on data protection and cross-border data transfers; express concern that India links data protection with its national security, thus creating an obstacle for the alignment of Indian and European data regulation; encourage, however, work on setting shared standards that uphold privacy and data protection, provide adequate safeguards and facilitate modern trade and security relations;

Added:(au) cooperate with India in leading the global conversation on the safe ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) and to advance human rights-based AI; encourage collaborative efforts to set international standards and guidelines for responsible AI deployment that prioritise human rights and ethical considerations;

Added:(av) advance on a shared commitment not to selectively restrict or ban social media platforms, to limit freedom of expression online and impose blanket bans on internet and telecommunications access, while setting joint standards for the digital economy that should be rooted in human rights; express concern over reports about the Indian government purchasing and using spyware as well as of hundreds of fake media outlets and government-organized non-governmental organisations (GONGOs), including for targeting international institutions;

Added:(aw) encourage more EU-India cooperation on science and technology, in particular by creating links between European projects and Indian initiatives in green technologies, water infrastructure and digital innovation;

Added:(ax) facilitate further EU-India mobility, including for researchers, labour migrants, students, highly skilled workers and artists, as well as people-to-people exchanges in all sectors relevant to the EU-India partnership;

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2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the legislative bodies and Government of India.