Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Belgian PM Bart De Wever Begins Three-Day India Visit
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is visiting India for three days.
It is his first visit to India since becoming prime minister and the first visit by a Belgian prime minister in two decades.
He will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
They will discuss how India and Belgium can work together.
Their topics include trade, defence, clean energy, technology and transportation links.
De Wever will also speak with business leaders about a possible India-European Union trade agreement.
He will then travel to Mumbai to meet people from the diamond, ports and logistics industries.
The visit is meant to make the relationship between India and Belgium stronger.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever arrived in India for a three-day official visit from September 2 to 4.
De Wever is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on September 3 to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues.
The visit focuses on trade, investment, defence, security, renewable energy, technology, connectivity and India-EU engagement.
De Wever will address a Confederation of Indian Industry event connected to the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
He will travel to Mumbai on September 4 for meetings with stakeholders from the diamond, ports and logistics sectors.
- Who
- Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Defence and Foreign Trade Minister Theo Francken are central participants.
- What
- De Wever is making a three-day official visit to India and holding talks on bilateral cooperation and wider India-EU engagement.
- When
- The visit is scheduled for September 2-4, with the De Wever-Modi meeting planned for September 3.
- Where
- New Delhi and Mumbai, India.
- Why
- The visit aims to strengthen India-Belgium ties and expand cooperation in trade, investment, defence, technology, renewable energy, connectivity and related areas.
- Visit duration
- Three days, from September 2 to September 4
- First India visit
- De Wever's first visit to India as Belgian prime minister
- Historic significance
- The first visit by a Belgian prime minister to India in two decades
- Main meeting
- De Wever and Narendra Modi are scheduled to hold talks in New Delhi on September 3
- Delegation
- Belgian Defence and Foreign Trade Minister Theo Francken is accompanying De Wever, along with officials and business leaders
- Business engagement
- De Wever will address a Confederation of Indian Industry event held in the context of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement
- Economic ties
- Bilateral trade reached USD 13.01 billion in 2025-26; Belgian FDI in India totaled approximately USD 4.2 billion from April 2000 to December 2025
- Recent diplomatic development
- India and Belgium held their inaugural ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue in Brussels on July 15
