This article covers the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Luxembourg, contacts between the two Prime Ministers, visits in both directions, meetings in third countries and the Foreign Office Consultations. It is based on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief on India and Luxembourg dated June 2026.

Establishment of relations

According to the MEA brief of June 2026, diplomatic relations between India and Luxembourg were established in 1948. The brief describes the two countries as enjoying warm and friendly relations, characterised by a high degree of mutual understanding and cooperation at bilateral and multilateral levels.

Contacts between the Prime Ministers

On 19 November 2020, the Prime Ministers of India and Luxembourg, the latter then H.E. Mr. Xavier Bettel, held a virtual bilateral summit. They discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and ways to strengthen India-Luxembourg cooperation in the post-COVID world. The three MoUs signed on the occasion concerned stock exchanges, banking and investment promotion, and are described in the trade and practical articles of this guide.

On 22 July 2024, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a congratulatory call from the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, H.E. Mr. Luc Frieden, following his re-election for a third consecutive term. During the call, the two leaders underlined strengthening the bilateral partnership in areas including trade, investment, sustainable finance, industrial manufacturing, health, space and people-to-people connect.

Visits from India

President Dr. KR Narayanan visited Luxembourg from 14-16 September 1998.

External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj visited Luxembourg from 19-20 June 2018. The brief records this as the first ever visit to Luxembourg by an External Affairs Minister. She called on H.R.H. the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the Prime Minister, and held talks with her counterpart, Mr. Jean Asselborn, then Minister of Foreign and European Affairs.

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Luxembourg from 5-7 January 2026. He had an audience with H.R.H. Grand Duke Guillaume, called on the Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Luc Frieden, and held bilateral discussions with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, H.E. Mr. Xavier Bettel.

Other visits from India recorded in the brief are:

  • Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. (Retd) Dr. V. K. Singh, who led the Indian delegation to the 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Luxembourg from 04-07 November 2015 and called on the then Foreign Minister, Mr. Jean Asselborn
  • Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Prakash Javadekar, who attended the Major Economies Forum in Luxembourg from 18-19 July 2015

Visits from Luxembourg

The then Prime Minister of Luxembourg, H.E. Mr. Jean Claude Juncker, visited India in January 1999. Visits by members of the Grand Ducal family and parliamentary delegations are covered in the article on culture, science and exchanges.

Foreign Minister Mr. Jean Asselborn visited India from 26-27 April 2022 for the Raisina Dialogue. The brief notes that this was his fifth visit to India. His earlier visits were in February 2007, November 2013 (for the ASEM Ministerial), March 2015 and January 2020, when he met External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar on 28 January 2020 to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mr. Xavier Bettel visited India from 16-18 March 2025 for the Raisina Dialogue. On 18 March 2025 he met External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar, and the two sides examined bilateral relations and discussed multilateral and regional cooperation. He paid a further official visit to India from 07-09 September 2026 with Mr. Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy, and held talks with Dr. Jaishankar and with Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal.

Luxembourg's then Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure, Mr. Francois Bausch, visited India on 11-16 November 2017 for the International Road Federation (IRF) World Road meeting. Visits by Luxembourg's economy, finance and trade ministers are covered in the trade and investment article.

Meetings in third countries

Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Mr. Jean Asselborn met Minister of State for External Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan on 16 December 2019, on the sidelines of the ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Madrid, and discussed India-Luxembourg bilateral relations.

Foreign Office Consultations

The first Foreign Office Consultations between India and Luxembourg were held in Luxembourg on 12 November 2021. The 2nd round was held in New Delhi on 9 April 2024.

Other agreements

The MoU on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space, signed in February 2022, is described in the article on culture, science and exchanges. Agreements on taxation, social security, civil aviation and finance are covered in the trade and practical articles.