Who co-chaired the 19th India-BLEU Joint Economic Commission on behalf of India?
- A.The Foreign Secretary
- B.The Finance Secretary
- C.Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
- D.The Commerce and Industry Minister
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Explanation
The correct answer is Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. He led the Indian side at the session in Luxembourg on 29 October 2026 and shared the chair with Filip Vanden Bulcke, Director-General for Geo-Economy and Economic Diplomacy in Belgium, and Henri Schumacher, Secretary General of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade. Option A, the Foreign Secretary, is wrong because the commission deals with trade and investment and is handled by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Option B, the Finance Secretary, is wrong for the same reason. Option D is wrong because the session was held at the level of officials rather than ministers, and the release names the Commerce Secretary as the Indian co-chair. He also addressed company heads in Luxembourg after the meeting.
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Practice Questions
Where was the 19th session of the India-BLEU Joint Economic Commission held?
- A.Brussels
- B.New Delhi
- C.Luxembourg
- D.Antwerp
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The nineteenth session of the Joint Economic Commission between India and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union met in Luxembourg on 29 October 2026, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced the outcome the next day.
Read the full explanation →In the India-BLEU Joint Economic Commission, what does the abbreviation BLEU stand for?
- A.Baltic and Levant Economic Union
- B.Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
- C.Belarus-Lithuania Economic Union
- D.Benelux Labour and Enterprise Union
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The union ties the two neighbouring countries into one economic arrangement, and India engages with them jointly through a Joint Economic Commission whose nineteenth session met in Luxembourg on 29 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Negotiations on India's association with which European Union programme were said to have concluded?
- A.Erasmus Plus
- B.Copernicus
- C.Horizon Europe
- D.Galileo
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The Vice-President said he was satisfied that negotiations on India's association with it had been concluded, and he mentioned this while speaking of cooperation in technology, research and innovation.
Read the full explanation →How did the Vice-President describe the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement?
- A.The deal of the century
- B.Mother of all deals
- C.The bridge of two continents
- D.The partnership of equals
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The Vice-President used this phrase for the proposed Free Trade Agreement between India and the European Union, expressed the hope that it would be signed within this year, and asked the visiting members for the support of the European Parliament in bringing it to completion.
Read the full explanation →Which committee of the European Parliament sent the delegation received by the Vice-President of India?
- A.Committee on International Trade
- B.Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
- C.Committee on Budgets
- D.Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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Its delegation, led by Mr David McAllister, was received by the Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman at Parliament House in New Delhi, and the talk ranged over trade, technology, research and the broader partnership between India and the European Union.
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