Ambassador Pranay Verma met Ms. Sedef Dearing, Deputy Director General of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and her team. @ICMPD briefed him on progress on the pilot European Legal Gateway Office (LGO) in India and efforts to promote skills and talent mobility. Ambassador underscored the importance of talent mobility in the emerging landscape of India-EU technological and innovation partnership. The LGO will serve as a one-stop hub to provide information and support the movement of Indian students, researchers and professionals to the EU, beginning with the ICT sector. 🇮🇳🤝🇪🇺 #IndiaEU #TalentMobility

Ambassador Pranay Verma presented his Letters of Credence to H.E. António Costa, President of the European Council @eucopresident, and H.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission @vonderleyen, today at the European Council’s Europa building. Ambassador conveyed to them warm greetings from India’s leadership and underlined our enduring commitment to further deepening the India-EU Strategic Partnership. 🇮🇳🇪🇺 #IndiaEU #StrategicPartnership @EUCouncil @EU_Commission

Ambassador Pranay Verma met H.E. Mr. Boris Dilliès, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region for a bilateral exchange, followed by interactions with Brussels-based companies that have invested in India and Indian companies based in the Brussels-Capital Region. The engagements provided an opportunity to discuss areas of mutual interest and explore avenues for further strengthening India-Brussels economic and business ties. Ambassador underlined the importance of innovation and talent mobility as a driving force for the future of India-EU and India-Belgium partnership. 🇮🇳🇧🇪🇪🇺 @BorisDillies #IndiaEU #IndiaBelgium

🇮🇳 Honouring the valour and sacrifice of Indian soldiers who fought in Flanders during World War I. Join us for “The Indian Army in Flanders Fields (1914–1918)”, a special Memorial Concert marking its Silver Jubilee. 📅 11 November 2026 | 17:00 hrs 📍 CC Scharpoord, Knokke-Heist 🎶 Featuring Rajhans Orchestra & Ensemble Registration mandatory. For more details: knokke-heist.be/vrije-tijd/a… #IndiaBelgium @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

🇮🇳 Let’s discover India. Connect with your roots. Applications from Belgium 🇧🇪 and Luxembourg 🇱🇺 are invited for the 91st #KnowIndiaProgramme: an immersive journey for young members of the Indian diaspora (18-23 years) to explore India’s heritage, culture, innovation and development. 🗓️ 15–28 November 2026 ⏳ Apply by 26 October 2026 📄 Application form available under the “What’s New” section at: indianembassybrussels.gov.in Details below ⬇️ @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @MinOfCultureGoI

Ambassador Pranay Verma met with H.E. Ms. Sasha Baillie, Marshal of the Court of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, for an exchange of views on India-Luxembourg relations. Discussions focused on strengthening bilateral engagement, enhancing economic and cultural ties, and exploring opportunities for greater cooperation across areas of mutual interest. 🇮🇳🇱🇺 #IndiaLuxembourg

Ambassador called on H.E. Mr. Claude Wiseler, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg. They exchanged views on strengthening India-Luxembourg bilateral relations, enhancing Parliamentary cooperation, deepening India-EU ties and expanding economic and people-to-people exchanges. 🇮🇳🇱🇺🇪🇺 #IndiaLuxembourg #IndiaEU

Ambassador Pranay Verma visited the Luxembourg-based space company SES @SES_Satellites and discussed ongoing cooperation initiatives of SES in India in satellite communications and connectivity. The visit provided an opportunity to explore new areas of collaboration, building on existing partnerships and leveraging India’s growing capabilities in space technology. SES has had a long presence in India and recently established one of its largest centres in Chennai in September 2026. #IndiaLuxembourg #SpaceCooperation #IndiaSpace

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐣𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠! 🇮🇳🇧🇪🇱🇺 Ambassador Pranay Verma and Mrs. Verma joined the Durga Puja celebrations in Brussels, Antwerp, Mortsel and Luxembourg extending warm festive greetings to the Indian community. Ambassador complimented the members of the Indian diaspora for coming together, far away from home, to celebrate our traditions, share our culture and pass on India’s rich heritage to the younger generation. The celebrations featured traditional rituals, vibrant cultural performances and community interactions, reflecting India’s rich cultural heritage and the enduring bonds connecting the Indian diaspora with its roots. #IncredibleIndia #DurgaPuja

We are pleased to present the October edition of our Embassy’s publication 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁, connecting our readers with India’s growth story. Over the past decade, India has made significant progress in expanding and modernising its infrastructure, from highways, railways and dedicated freight corridors to industrial cities and multimodal logistics networks. This edition of our publication explores India’s forward strides towards building a modern, integrated, efficient, resilient and future-ready infrastructure to support its long-term economic growth. 🔗indianembassybrussels.gov.in… #TheIndiaConnect #IndiaBelgium #IndiaEU @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

Ambassador Pranay Verma was invited by Hydrogen Europe in Brussels for an interaction on India-EU cooperation in green hydrogen. During his interaction with CEO Mr. Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, they discussed ways to bring industries in India and EU to work together to develop green hydrogen as a clean, resilient and cost-effective energy resource. India’s Green Hydrogen Mission envisages positioning the country as a global hub for production, consumption and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. India is the 3rd largest producer and consumer of hydrogen globally. Under the National Green Hydorgen Mission, India is targeting an annual production capacity of 5 million metric tons of green hydrogen by 2030. Three Indian ports have been identified as Green Hydrogen Hubs and 15 companies have been awarded 3,000 MW/year of electrolyser manufacturing capacity this year. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @mnreindia @H2Europe

Ambassador Pranay Verma was invited to address an investors’ roundtable hosted by India’s premier asset management company UTI Investments in Brussels on 14 October. Highlighting India’s strong reform momentum and long-term positive outlook, Ambassador outlined opportunities for European investors across key sectors and invited them to be part of India’s growth story. The interaction also provided an opportunity to reaffirm the overall importance of India-Belgium economic ties and the wider India-EU strategic partnership. 🇮🇳🇧🇪🇪🇺 #IndiaEU #IndiaBelgium

Ambassador Pranay Verma met Ms. Alina Ujupan, Head of Cabinet to Executive Vice-President Ms. Roxana Mînzatu of the European Commission. They discussed deepening India-EU cooperation in education, skills, vocational training, qualification recognition and talent mobility, and strengthening people-to-people ties.🇮🇳🇪🇺 #IndiaEU #Skills #Education @MEAIndia @EU_Commission

Le Premier ministre @narendramodi s'exprime sur le thème : « L'écosystème dynamique des start-up et l'innovation inclusive en Inde » lors du Bloomberg New Economy Forum à New Delhi. 🎥 À visionner ici ⬇️ --- Premier @narendramodi spreekt op het Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi over ‘Het uitdijende startup-ecosysteem en inclusieve innovatie in India’. 🎥 Bekijk de video hier ⬇️ @PMOIndia @IndianDiplomacy @MEAIndia @BBGNewEconomy xitter.cf/MEAIndia/status/210998…

Jon Gray, président de Blackstone, souligne que la liquidité du marché indien est « probablement aujourd'hui la deuxième au monde après celle des États-Unis », témoignant d'une « véritable accélération de la croissance » par rapport à la situation d'il y a 20 ans. Pour en savoir plus sur les interventions lors du Bloomberg New Economy Forum à New Delhi : bloom.bg/4hJUj7E --- Jon Gray, topman van Blackstone, stelt dat de liquiditeit op de Indiase markt vandaag « wellicht enkel moet onderdoen voor die van de Verenigde Staten », wat getuigt van « een heuse groeiversnelling » ten opzichte van twintig jaar geleden. Lees meer over het Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi: bloom.bg/4hJUj7E @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy xitter.cf/business/status/211005…

Ambassador Pranay Verma hosted a delegation of military officers from India’s College of Defence Management who are visiting Belgium as part of the International Strategic Management Tour under the Higher Management Course. Senior officers from Belgian Army and EU Military Staff also joined in an evening celebrating camaraderie, friendship and international partnership. 🇮🇳🤝🇧🇪🇪🇺 #IndiaBelgium #IndiaEU

Ambassador Pranay Verma met with Amb. David Cvach, Deputy Secretary General for Peace, Security and Defence at the European External Action Service. They discussed the India-EU Strategic Partnership, including the Security and Defence Partnership, global developments and opportunities to deepen 🇮🇳-🇪🇺cooperation. #IndiaEU @MEAIndia @eu_eeas @david_cvach

Piyush Goyal, Ministre du Commerce et de l'Industrie: L'accord de libre-échange Inde-UE sera l'accord le plus rapidement approuvé jamais conclu par l'UE ! 🇮🇳🇪🇺 --- Piyush Goyal, Minister van Handel en Industrie: Het vrijhandelsakkoord tussen India en de EU wordt het snelst goedgekeurde handelsakkoord dat de EU ooit heeft gesloten! 🇮🇳🇪🇺 @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy xitter.cf/PiyushGoyal/status/210…