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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Princess Astrid of Belgium visits Byculla Zoo in Mumbai

IN PHOTOS: Princess Astrid of Belgium visits Byculla Zoo in Mumbai

Updated On: 05 March, 2025 10:08 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Belgium`s Princess Astrid on Wednesday visited the country`s only penguin enclosure at the city zoo, and also interacted with hi-tech startups. Pics/AFP and PTI

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Belgium`s Princess Astrid on Wednesday visited the country`s only penguin enclosure at the city zoo, and also interacted with hi-tech startups. Pics/AFP and PTI

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Belgium`s Princess Astrid on Wednesday visited the country`s only penguin enclosure at the city zoo, and also interacted with hi-tech startups. Pics/AFP and PTI
<p>Princess Astrid, who is leading a 300-member economic delegation for a visit to the country between March 1-8, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday</p>

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Princess Astrid, who is leading a 300-member economic delegation for a visit to the country between March 1-8, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday

<p>The visit assumes importance because it comes amid massive shifts in global trade due to the policies adopted by US President Donald Trump</p>

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The visit assumes importance because it comes amid massive shifts in global trade due to the policies adopted by US President Donald Trump

<p>After the meeting, Modi said that there is a need to `unlock limitless opportunities` that exist between the two countries</p>

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After the meeting, Modi said that there is a need to `unlock limitless opportunities` that exist between the two countries

<p>The delegation spent the afternoon at the Veermata Jijabai Udyan zoo, where Princess Astrid spent some time around the country`s only Humboldt penguin enclosure</p>

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The delegation spent the afternoon at the Veermata Jijabai Udyan zoo, where Princess Astrid spent some time around the country`s only Humboldt penguin enclosure

<p>There was also a seminar on life sciences which was organised at a facility in the same premises, which was attended by the Belgian royal and her visiting delegation</p>

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There was also a seminar on life sciences which was organised at a facility in the same premises, which was attended by the Belgian royal and her visiting delegation

<p>In the evening, Princess Astrid and Maharashtra`s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis attended a signing ceremony where 11 Belgian and Indian companies or educational institutes have tied up for mutual good</p>

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In the evening, Princess Astrid and Maharashtra`s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis attended a signing ceremony where 11 Belgian and Indian companies or educational institutes have tied up for mutual good

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