Brussels: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun talks today with EU leaders in Brussels, seeking to boost investment.
He is in the Belgian capital for the 13th EU-India summit, held the week after deadly suicide bombings hit the city's airport and subway.
The PM paid tribute to the lives lost in a bombing at a metro station.
The explosion killed 31-year-old Infosys employee Raghavendran Ganesan, who was travelling in the same coach as the suicide bomber.
Before that, upon his arrival, the PM received a lavish welcome including from Indians, some of whom sought autographs. He will address the Indian community at an event later today.
The 27-member EU is India's biggest trading partner and its biggest source of foreign investment, accounting for around 26 percent of total inward investment, or $69 billion.
The EU and India launched negotiations for a free-trade agreement in 2007 but progress has been held up due to differences over intellectual property rights and efforts by Brussels to link trade with climate.
From Brussels, the PM will fly to Washington DC to attend a two-day nuclear security summit.
He is in the Belgian capital for the 13th EU-India summit, held the week after deadly suicide bombings hit the city's airport and subway.
The PM paid tribute to the lives lost in a bombing at a metro station.
Before that, upon his arrival, the PM received a lavish welcome including from Indians, some of whom sought autographs. He will address the Indian community at an event later today.
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The EU and India launched negotiations for a free-trade agreement in 2007 but progress has been held up due to differences over intellectual property rights and efforts by Brussels to link trade with climate.
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