Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Brussels
EmbassyBelgium · Ambassador: Mr. Saurabh Kumar
8 figures · 2 sources · built 2 hours ago
In short
India’s embassy in Belgium records bilateral trade of $13.01bn, a reported community of 38,159, 15 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 46%. Led by Mr. Saurabh Kumar, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$13.01bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Bilateral Brief — Belgium
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic and Commercial Relations” section
“India-Belgium bilateral trade amounted to USD 13.01 billion in 2025-26.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence38,159
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Belgium"
“PIOs 19,201 + NRIs 18,958 = 38,159”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence15
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 2 hours ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 January 1965)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM ON JOINT COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF PACIFIC USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY — 30 January 1965”
Published: 30 January 1965 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
46%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Belgium”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
People
Indian community in Belgiumpersons · as stated in the brief35,000
Bilateral Brief — Belgium
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Diaspora” section
“The number of Indians in Belgium include: NRIs-18,283 and PIOs-16,717 (Total- 35,000 including 1,131 students as per the data shared by IBZ, Belgium).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Agreements the briefing enumeratesagreements · as stated in the brief38
Bilateral Brief — Belgium
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Mission” section
“The 338-member delegation included representatives from 147 companies, six chambers of commerce, nine academic institutions, and eighteen public sector organisations, resulting in the signing of 38 MoUs.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Belgium
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “High Level Visits” section
“The inaugural Belgium-India Strategic Dialogue was held in Brussels on 15 July 2026, cochaired by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Prévot and External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (15)
MEA Treaties Database- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM ON COLLABORATION IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation22 June 2023
- TREATY ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUMCivil and Criminal Matters16 September 2021
- LETTER OF INTENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM RELATING TO MARITIME TRANSPORTMaritime Law02 May 2016
- LETTER OF INTENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUMMaritime Law02 May 2016
- MOU BETWEEN BELGIUM AND INDIAEnvironment and Resources29 September 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM ON A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE SHARING OF KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATE BASED DATAAid and Cooperation25 November 2013
- ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM ON THE GAINFUL OCCUPATION OF SPOUSES OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR STAFFDiplomatic Relations08 August 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM.Environment and Resources02 August 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUMTransport02 August 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM ON SOCIAL SECURITYSocial Security03 November 2006
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION IN RESPECT OF TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade07 February 1974
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUMCultural Relations and Sport21 September 1973
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM FOR AIR SERVICES BETWEEN AND BEYOND THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIESTransport06 April 1967
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND BELGIUM ON JOINT COLLABORATION IN THE FIELD OF PACIFIC USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGYEnvironment and Resources30 January 1965
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUMCivil and Criminal Matters29 October 1901
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 16 sections, 12,309 characters of extractable text. Sections include: India-Belgium Bilateral Relations · High Level Visits · From India: · Telephone Calls: · Other Ministerial Interaction: · From Belgium:.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 9% apart
- Overseas Indians38,159
- Indian community in Belgium35,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.