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India, Belgium discuss trade and investments

India and Belgium discussed ways to boost bilateral trade and investments.

May 6, 2025

Key Points

  • 1India and Belgium discussed boosting trade and industrial collaboration.
  • 2Discussions focused on semiconductors, clean energy, and defence production.
  • 3Both parties reviewed progress in EU-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
  • 4Belgium is India’s fifth-largest trading partner within the EU.
  • 5Bilateral trade reached 15.07 billion US Dollars in 2023-24.
  • 6Belgian FDI in India totaled 3.94 billion US Dollars from April 2000 to September 2024.

Important Terms

IndiaBelgiumTradeInvestmentsEU-India FTA
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Last Updated: 6/4/2025