Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Netherlands visit strengthened India-Dutch cooperation in technology, semiconductors, trade, defence, renewable energy and global strategic partnerships amid changing geopolitical conditions.

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• India and the Netherlands officially elevated bilateral relations to a strategic partnership following extensive discussions between Narendra Modi and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten in The Hague.
• The two countries signed multiple agreements to expand cooperation in semiconductors, renewable energy, maritime security, digital innovation, healthcare and advanced technology sectors.
• Narendra Modi met King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Royal Palace and discussed stronger collaboration in fintech, blue economy and digital technologies.
• India invited Dutch companies to invest in manufacturing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, clean energy, logistics and healthcare under India’s expanding industrial growth framework.
• Tata Electronics and Dutch semiconductor equipment company ASML signed an important agreement aimed at strengthening India’s semiconductor manufacturing and chip ecosystem development.
• The Netherlands returned rare 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India, marking an important cultural and historical milestone in bilateral diplomatic relations.
• Narendra Modi highlighted India’s rapid economic transformation and emphasized that India has become one of the world’s fastest-growing innovation and manufacturing economies.
• India and the Netherlands also discussed building trusted global supply chains and jointly securing strategic international infrastructure and technology projects across multiple sectors.