India and Belgium Expand Defence Ties Through New Agreements

“Had a very productive meeting with the Defence and Trade Minister of Belgium, Mr Theo Francken in New Delhi today. We reviewed the entire spectrum of Defence relations and Defence Industrial Cooperation between India and Belgium. Multiple MoUs and contracts under the Defence Industrial Cooperation were also signed, towards leveraging Belgian technology together with Indian skill and scale.”

“The world is witnessing a time of great geopolitical and economic turmoil. Most of it is not our doing, but we have to handle the challenges.”

“India is a rapidly growing economy and a major military power in the Indo-Pacific. The country is also strategically located along some of the world’s most important trade routes. For an open trading nation like Belgium, the security of these sea lanes is vital. At the same time, Europe’s security is increasingly interconnected with developments in Asia,”

“We have built trust. Now we need to translate that into concrete cooperation. Not non-binding declarations, but joint training, industrial projects and opportunities for our companies,”