Belgian PM Bart De Wever takes swipe at Trump's 'arbitrary' tariffs during India visit
Bart De Wever urged open markets and stronger India-Belgium ties as the two sides set a goal to double bilateral trade.
- On Friday, Belgian Prime Minister Bart Wever criticized growing protectionism while speaking in Mumbai, taking an apparent swipe at President Donald Trump over "arbitrary" tariff decisions and shifting trade policies.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Wever met on Thursday to set a target of doubling bilateral trade within five years, signing a Letter of Intent on Defence Cooperation between the two nations.
- Wever described the India-EU Free Trade Agreement as an "agreement about trust," connecting a market of 2 billion consumers to build resilience against disruption and coercion.
- Fadnavis noted that India and Europe are choosing greater engagement amid global fragmentation, emphasizing the agreement's significance extends beyond market access to building resilient and trusted supply chains.
- Reflecting on geopolitical uncertainty, the Belgian Prime Minister praised Prime Minister Modi as a "wise leader," contrasting the chaotic global environment with India's stabilizing influence on world affairs.
13 Articles
13 Articles
Belgium PM hails PM Modi; Flags Europe’s economic dependence
New Delhi/Mumbai: Belgium Prime Minister Bart De Wever acknowledged that Europe ignored India’s early warnings about the dangers of excessive economic dependence. As an impact, the continent is now undergoing a “rude awakening”, he further asserted. During his two-day India visit, PM De Wever also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “wise” and “inspiring” world leader, while placing India at the top of Belgium’s list of strategic partners …
'Decide Something on Monday, Revoke It on Wednesday': Belgian PM Takes Veiled Dig at Trump's Tariff, Trade Policies
De Wever praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a wise leader amid global uncertainty and highlighted the recent India-EU Free Trade Agreement as pivotal for economic resilience.
The Economic Times
Times of IndiaBelgian PM Bart De Wever takes swipe at Trump's 'arbitrary' tariffs during India visit
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever appeared to take a swipe at US President Donald Trump over his “arbitrary” tariff decisions and shifting trade policies, stressing the importance of open markets and stronger economic partnerships. Speaking at the India-Belgium High-Level Dialogue on the India-EU Free Trade Agreement in Mumbai during his three-day official visit to India on Friday, De Wever warned against the growing push for protectionism, s…
Belgian PM's veiled dig at Trump tariffs during India visit: 'Decide something on Monday, revoke it on Wednesday'
Speaking at a high-level dialogue on the India-EU FTA, Bart De Wever criticised the growing push towards protectionism and unpredictable tariff measures.
Decide Monday, Revoke Wednesday: Belgian PM Takes Dig At Trump's Tariff, Trade Policies
"More and more voices today are calling for barriers to go up, for markets to be shut off, for tariffs to be imposed. Some do this entirely arbitrarily. They decide something on Monday, they revoke it on Wednesday, and they reinstall it on Saturday,\" De Wever said.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
