Embassy of India, Brussels

Embassy of India, Brussels
Location Belgium
Address 217, Chaussee de Vleurgat, 1050 Brussels [1]
Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri [2]
Website www.indembassy.be

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 Capellen (Luxembourg).[4]

Manjeev Singh Puri, a senior Indian Foreign Service officer, is India's Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and EU since January 2014.[5] 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 European embassies and some Asian embassies.[6]

History of the Embassy

The Indian Embassy was set up in Brussels in 1948, thereby becoming one of its first Embassies in western Europe.[7] The setting up of the embassy was undertaken by Ambassador Badruddin Tayyabji, an officer from the erstwhile Indian Civil Service.[8] From 1962 onwards, the Indian Embassy in Brussels also became India's Mission to European Economic Community (which later became the European Union).[9]

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. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Embassy Address
  2. ↑ Indian Ambassador
  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
  5. ↑ Indian Embassy in Brussels
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Indian Embassy History -PDF
  8. ↑ "Prince who was envoy in '47". The Telegraph. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  9. ↑ India and the European Union Milestones -PDF
  10. ↑ "Indian army's contribution in WWI remembered in Brussels". The Hindu. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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