EU & India
Industrial leadership
Industrial operators with experience taking aerospace, infrastructure, energy and advanced manufacturing projects from strategy to execution.
A policy diplomacy and investment forum
From trade opportunity to industrial investment.
A membership-led, non-profit association convening European and Indian industry, clusters and policymakers to turn the EU–India trade agreement into real facilities, partnerships and long-term productive capital.
Explore membership01 / The Forum
A corridor built for accelerating dual EU–India industrial capabilities.
The Forum qualifies new facilities, expansions, acquisitions, equity joint ventures and infrastructure assets. It begins with European investment into India while developing reciprocal opportunities with Indian partners.
Every case tests whether trade preferences make a material difference to costs, reliability and technology partnerships — and compares that outcome with alternatives, including delayed implementation.
The Forum is a membership-led, non-profit association. It is not a fund: it does not invest capital, manage assets or take positions in projects. It is governed by its members and funded by transparent membership subscriptions.
02 / Objectives
Precise objectives, not a general network.
The Forum has a narrow mandate: connect named industrial clusters and enterprises on both sides, in four sectors, so that corporate leaders can make investment decisions on verified evidence.
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Connect industrial clusters
Link clusters and enterprises across France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands with Indian states and their industrial clusters.
02
Connect institutions and industry bodies
Bring the chambers, federations and sector bodies representing those clusters into one working dialogue with their Indian counterparts.
03
Facilitate investment decisions
Give corporate leaders investing in India — and Indian groups investing in Europe — verified evidence to make and defend a decision.
04
Put SMEs first
Small and mid-sized firms carry the practical weight of the corridor; the Forum's work is built around their scale, risk appetite and access to finance.
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Hold to four sectors
Every activity maps to aerospace, infrastructure, energy or advanced manufacturing, and to a named cluster on each side.
European clusters
- France
- Germany
- Belgium
- Italy
- Spain
- The Netherlands
Indian states & industrial clusters
State and cluster partners are matched sector by sector, each pairing taking a defined set of investment cases and a named industry body on each side.
03 / Investment focus
Four sectors. One investment discipline.
Each working group connects industrial ambition to investable projects and practical implementation questions, with SMEs and mid-caps at its centre.
01
Aerospace
Components, aerostructures and maintenance, repair and overhaul.
02
Infrastructure
Ports, concessions, logistics and connected assets.
03
Energy
Generation, storage and grid infrastructure.
04
Advanced manufacturing
Machinery, automation and engineered components.
04 / Operating framework
From first conversation to a credible investment.
An evidence-led process connects sponsors, sector specialists, country teams and policy dialogue.
Output 01
Investment Readiness Monitor
A public view of case readiness, recurring barriers and progress toward investment decisions.
Output 02
Sponsored investment cases
A first target of 12 cases in qualification, assessed for economics, locations, partners, finance and regulatory obstacles.
Qualify
Confirm the asset or equity investment thesis and FTA-relevant assumptions.
Resolve
Document barriers, ownership rules, permits, certification and financing needs.
Measure
Track decisions, committed and deployed capital, suppliers and barriers resolved.
05 / Founding Circle
The Founding Circle
The complete leadership team and country leads will be published in early 2027, as discussions on the EU–India FTA and its approval process progress.
Leadership from industry, corporate law, private equity and policy advisory — bringing together European and Indian experience with a track record in execution and entrepreneurship.
Leadership preview · Names to be announced
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Corporate law & governance
Corporate lawyers bringing cross-border partnership, acquisition and governance expertise to complex industrial decisions.
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Private equity & growth
Private equity professionals with experience supporting business growth, industrial transformation and long-term value creation.
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Policy & economic diplomacy
Policy advisers connecting industrial priorities with trade discussions, market access and practical implementation.
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Entrepreneurship & enterprise
Entrepreneurs and enterprise builders with hands-on experience developing businesses, partnerships and industrial capabilities across Europe and India.
06 / Programme
Launching in March 2027.
The Forum opens with an inaugural session in Brussels in March 2027, followed by quarterly consultations and an annual investment forum.
Now
Establish
Governance, country leads, partners and secretariat funding are being put in place.
Through 2026
Select
Twelve company-sponsored investment cases enter qualification.
Late 2026
Assess
Each case is tested on economics, locations, partners, financing and implementation barriers.
March 2027
Inaugural session — Brussels
The Forum convenes its inaugural session in Brussels and publishes the first Investment Readiness Monitor.
07 / Membership
A seat at the table for those ready to build.
For SMEs and mid-caps, industrial sponsors, investors, project developers, industry bodies and specialists with a substantive interest in EU–India investment.
Explore membershipFor sponsors
A structured path to case assessment, informed dialogue on barriers and credible, measurable investment progress.
For members
Sector collaboration, cross-border perspectives, quarterly consultations and participation in the annual forum.