This article covers cultural links between India and Luxembourg, cooperation in space, life sciences and high-performance computing, parliamentary and other people-to-people exchanges, and the Indian community and students in Luxembourg. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief of June 2026.
The Gandhi statue and Amarnath Sehgal
According to the MEA brief of June 2026, the Gandhi statue in Luxembourg's Municipal Park is a work of art created by the Indian modernist artist Amarnath Sehgal (1922-2007). The brief notes that Sehgal lived between India and Luxembourg for two decades.
Stamps
To mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Luxembourg released a special stamp. On 14 March 2023, India and Luxembourg jointly released a special commemorative postage stamp marking the 100th Birth Anniversary of Amarnath Sehgal, artist and sculptor, as well as 75 years of India-Luxembourg diplomatic ties. The brief records that the two sides celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations, which were established in 1948, in 2023.
Space cooperation
An MoU between India and Luxembourg on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes was signed in February 2022. There is also a joint venture between SES, Luxembourg and Reliance Jio to bring new satellite capacity and technologies to the Indian market.
On 07 November 2020, 4 nanosatellites of the Luxembourg headquartered Kleos Space SA were successfully put into orbit through ISRO's PSLV C49 mission.
Life sciences research
The brief states that the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH) and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LSCB) have ongoing collaborations with Indian institutions in the field of life sciences. These include collaboration on Parkinson's disease within the Luxembourg-German-Indian Alliance on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Therapeutics (Lux-GIANT), and collaboration in the field of Biomedicine with the National Brain Research Centre in India.
High-performance computing
The Indian Institute of Information Technology Kottayam took part in the test phase of the high-performance computer MeluXina, which has been operational since 2021, with a project in the field of AI.
Technology discussions
Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal met Mr. Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Luxembourg, on 17 June 2026 on the sidelines of VivaTech 2026 in Paris. They discussed expanding India-Luxembourg cooperation in fintech, space technology, digital innovation, financial services and emerging technologies. The brief states that they also noted the momentum in bilateral economic and technological engagement, particularly in the context of the recently concluded India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
The Indian community
According to the latest estimates cited in the brief, there are around 6000 members of the Indian Diaspora in Luxembourg. Of these, 5300 are Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), a figure that includes around 200 Indian students, and around 200 are Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs).
Parliamentary exchanges
Speaker of Lok Sabha Smt. Meira Kumar led a high-level Parliamentary Delegation to Luxembourg from 10-13 June 2010 and held bilateral consultations with the then Prime Minister of Luxembourg, H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Juncker. The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg, Mr. Laurent Mosar, led a Parliamentary delegation to India from 28 February to 02 March 2012.
Other people-to-people links
H.R.H. Grand Duke Jean, father of Grand Duke Henri, visited India in March 1983 with the Grand Duchess, as the Chairman of the International Olympic Association.
The Prime Ministers' call of July 2024 listed health and people-to-people connect, along with space, among the areas for strengthening the bilateral partnership.