King Philippe of Belgium will hold meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi tomorrow. He will also call on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.<br/>'<br/>In the morning, visiting King Philippe will be accorded ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde who are on on a seven-day visit to India, arrived in New Delhi yesterday. Today, the Royal couple visited Agra to see Taj Mahal.<br/><br/>The Royal couple is accompanied by six ministers and a high powered business delegation comprising CEOs of 86 Belgian companies,13 chiefs of academic institutions and 29 members from media. This is King Philippe's first State visit to India following his ascension to the throne in 2013. <br/>'<br/>During the visit, King Philippe will also attend India-Belgium business forum. The visit will further strengthen the historical strong ties between the two countries. Belgium was also among the first European countries to establish a diplomatic mission in India after Independence. The Indian Diaspora in Belgium numbers around 18,000 as per estimates. <br/><br/>Of this nearly 10,000 are Indian citizens. Around 1500 Indian IT professionals work for various Belgian companies along with around 800 Indian students in various universities. India is Belgium's second largest export destination and third largest trade partner outside EU. <br/><br/>In 2016-17, bilateral trade amounted to 13.28 billion dollars of which exports from India to Belgium accounted for 5.65 billion dollars while imports from Belgium accounted for 6.62 billion. Diamond trade overwhelmingly dominates Indo-Belgian commerce. <br/><br/> <br/><br/>