From defence co-production to the India-EU free trade agreement, Brussels and New Delhi are finding common ground for a rules-based economic order

When Bart De Wever landed in New Delhi on September 2, he became the first Belgian Prime Minister to visit India in two decades — his first as PM. A wreath at Rajghat, warm words at Hyderabad House and ten outcomes in three days signalled more than protocol: a considered European wager on India just as Washington’s commitment to open trade looks conditional at best. De Wever did not need to name Donald Trump in Mumbai to be understood. Addressing the India-Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, he cautioned against a rising tide of protectionism, mocking leaders who "decide something on Monday, revoke it on Wednesday, and reinstall it on........

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