India-EU ties in focus as Jaishankar starts 2-day visit to Brussels

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar connected Sunday (March 15, 2026) kick-started a two-day sojourn to Brussels for talks with his counterparts from subordinate states of 27-nation European Union.

It is the archetypal high-level sojourn from India to Brussels headquartered EU aft the 2 sides firmed up a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) successful January.

The External Affairs Ministry said Mr. Jaishankar is travelling to the superior of Belgium astatine the invitation of EU High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas to interact with Foreign Ministers of the 27 subordinate states of the bloc astatine its Foreign Affairs Council Meeting.

"During the visit, the External Affairs Minister volition besides clasp meetings with the enactment of the European Union, and his counterparts from Belgium and different EU subordinate states," the Ministry said.

"The sojourn of the External Affairs Minister coming soon aft the historical 16th India-EU acme is expected to further deepen India's strategical concern with the European Union," it said successful a little statement.

India and the EU sealed the escaped commercialized statement — billed arsenic the "mother of each deals" — pursuing the acme gathering betwixt Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the apical EU enactment connected January 27.

As Mr. Jaishankar sojourn to Brussels is taking spot amid the Iran-U.S. conflict, the 2 sides are expected to deliberate connected dealing with its consequences, particularly connected the travel of energy.