Brussels: Indian business may have their reasons to despair about the state of the Indian economy, but the view from the 'capital of Europe' is decidedly different.Princess Astrid , the sister of present King Philippe, a strong supporter of India, is leading a large 350-strong business delegation to India next month, as Belgium remains upbeat about the potential and prospects of the Indian economy, say Indian officials.
It will be the second such big business delegation to India from Belgium - the headquarters of the 28-member European Commission and standing strategically at the crossroad of Western Europe - in three years.
Philippe was scheduled to lead this delegation as well before his father, King Albert II, who led three business delegations since 1995, abdicated in July due to ill-health. In 2008, the then king had gone on a 12-day visit to India and there are very few other countries outside Europe that he cared to visit during his decade-long reign. "So far, 350 Belgian companies have already registered for the visit and more might come, " said P S Raghavan, special secretary, in India's external affairs ministry, to journalists after the conclusion of delegation-level talks on the first working day of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's three-day visit to Belgium.These companies are seeking collaborations in the fields of infrastructure, including shipping, logistics, aviation, IT and green technology and chemicals, among other things.
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