# Modi and Belgian PM De Wever strengthen India-Belgium ties in defence and trade

Indian and Belgian Prime Ministers met in Delhi to expand cooperation in defence, clean energy, and trade.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. [^1]

Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Bart De Wever of Belgium proposed establishing a Belgium-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism to enhance bilateral cooperation. [^2]

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever stated that Europe has undergone a 'rude awakening' regarding the risks of trade dependencies. [^3]

Bart De Wever is the first Belgian Prime Minister to visit India in two decades. [^4]

PM Modi highlighted joint efforts involving the Zorawar tank and a major green ammonia project in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. [^5]

The two leaders discussed expanding India-Belgium cooperation in defence, clean energy, and trade. [^6]

Prime Ministers Modi and De Wever agreed to measures to double bilateral trade between India and Belgium over the next five years. [^7]

The two leaders agreed that the international community must act together against terrorists, terrorist entities designated by the UNSC 1267 sanctions regime, and their financing. [^8]

De Wever acknowledged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had warned European countries about trade dependency risks long ago, but the warning was not heeded. [^9]

De Wever implied that China has profited most from the practice of dumping overcapacity and building up dependencies for leverage. [^10]

De Wever stated that India is on the list of large economies with which Europe can develop a relationship based on respect and not force, ranking it number one. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Thursday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (mint, News)
2. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi of India and Bart De Wever of Belgium proposed establishing a Belgium-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism to enhance bilateral cooperation. (Hindustan Times, News)
3. Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever stated that Europe has undergone a 'rude awakening' regarding the risks of trade dependencies. (The Times Of India, News)
4. Bart De Wever is the first Belgian Prime Minister to visit India in two decades. (mint, News)
5. PM Modi highlighted joint efforts involving the Zorawar tank and a major green ammonia project in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. (mint, News)
6. The two leaders discussed expanding India-Belgium cooperation in defence, clean energy, and trade. (mint, News)
7. Prime Ministers Modi and De Wever agreed to measures to double bilateral trade between India and Belgium over the next five years. (Hindustan Times, News)
8. The two leaders agreed that the international community must act together against terrorists, terrorist entities designated by the UNSC 1267 sanctions regime, and their financing. (Hindustan Times, News)
9. De Wever acknowledged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had warned European countries about trade dependency risks long ago, but the warning was not heeded. (The Times Of India, News)
10. De Wever implied that China has profited most from the practice of dumping overcapacity and building up dependencies for leverage. (The Times Of India, News)
11. De Wever stated that India is on the list of large economies with which Europe can develop a relationship based on respect and not force, ranking it number one. (The Times Of India, News)

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