Relationship dossier
Belgium
India
Relationship assessment
Belgium and India have a constructive relationship with high-level engagement and cooperation across several sectors.
Belgium toward India
+35Belgian governments have engaged Indian leaders in bilateral talks and supported practical cooperation with India, including in trade and science and technology. These efforts complement Belgium’s participation in wider EU-India engagement.
India toward Belgium
+35The Indian government has pursued bilateral engagement with Belgium, including Narendra Modi’s 2016 visit to Brussels, when he held talks with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. India has also developed cooperation with Belgium in areas including trade and science and technology.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines sustained diplomatic engagement with practical economic and sectoral cooperation. High-level bilateral talks and collaboration in trade and science and technology provide a cooperative foundation, although the breadth and implementation of individual initiatives are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Belgium and India maintain a cooperative relationship supported by high-level diplomatic engagement and practical collaboration in areas including trade, science and technology. Belgian and Indian leaders have held bilateral talks, including during Narendra Modi’s 2016 visit to Brussels. The relationship is broadly constructive, though the scope and implementation of cooperation across sectors are not fully clear.
Key developments
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Brussels and held bilateral talks with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation in science, technology and other sectors are unclear.
- The continuity and current status of specific bilateral initiatives are uncertain.