{
  "id": 5284305,
  "title": "From diamonds to defence: India, Belgium target 2x trade in 5 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/from-diamonds-to-defence-india-belgium-target-2x-trade-in-5-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:20:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/from-defence-to-diamonds-india-belgium-target-2x-trade-in-5-years/articleshow/133729913.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "India and Belgium have set a target to double their bilateral trade within five years, extending their partnership beyond traditional commerce to include defence, clean energy, critical minerals, and semiconductors. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever made these announcements during a joint press conference in Hyderabad, emphasizing the potential complementarity between Belgium's expertise and India's scale. The two countries already enjoy a significant economic relationship, with bilateral trade reaching approximately $13.01 billion in 2025-26, and Belgium's cumulative foreign direct investment in India amounting to around $4.2 billion since 2000.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "India wants tariff edge before signing final US trade deal: Piyush Goyal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/india-wants-tariff-edge-before-signing-final-us-trade-deal-piyush",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:12:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}