Embassy of India, Brussels

The Embassy of India, Brussels is India's embassy to Belgium and Luxembourg, and also serves as its Mission to the European Union (EU). Notably, Brussels is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of EU.[3] India also has its honorary consuls in Antwerp (Belgium) and Luxembourg City (Luxembourg).[4]

Embassy of India, Brussels
LocationBelgium
Address217, Chaussée de Vleurgat, 1050 Brussels[1]
AmbassadorSantosh Jha[2]
Websitewww.indembassy.be

History of the Embassy

The Indian Embassy was set up in Brussels in 1948, thereby becoming one of its first Embassies in western Europe.[5] The setting up of the embassy was undertaken by Ambassador Badruddin Tayyabji, an officer from the erstwhile Indian Civil Service.[6] From 1962 onwards, the Indian Embassy in Brussels also became India's Mission to European Economic Community (which later became the European Union).[7]

Leadership

The Embassy is headed by an Ambassador, a post that is currently held by Santosh Jha.[2] The Ambassador reports to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. The Indian embassy in Brussels has a small staff strength relative to its other European embassies and some Asian embassies.[8]

Notable events

In 2014, hundred years after the beginning of World War I, the Indian Embassy organised a function at the War Museum in Brussels to remember India's contribution in the War. Over 130,000 soldiers from India had fought under the British flag during the First World War, mainly in the Battle of Ypres in Belgium and Battle of Neuve Chapelle in France.[9]

Prime Minister, Hon. Narendra Modi had visited Brussels on 30 March 2016.

Vice-President, Hon. Venkaiah Naidu had visited Brussels on 19 October 2018.

See also

References
  1. "Embassy Address". Indembassy.be. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "Welcome to Embassy of India, Belgium, Luxembourg & European Union". 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. Cybriwsky, Roman Adrian (2013). Capital Cities around the World: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is considered to be the de facto capital of the EU
  4. "Honorary Consuls General of India". Indembasy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Indian Embassy History -PDF" (PDF). Indembasy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. "Prince who was envoy in '47". The Telegraph. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. "India and the European Union Milestones -PDF" (PDF). Indembasy.com. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. Pascaline Winand; Marika Vicziany; Poonam Datar (30 January 2015). The European Union and India: Rhetoric or Meaningful Partnership?. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-78347-039-6.
  9. "Indian army's contribution in WWI remembered in Brussels". The Hindu. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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