Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands yields 17 outcomes including a Strategic Partnership for 2026–2030, semiconductor cooperation and the restitution of 11th-century Chola Copper Plates.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi visited the Netherlands in May 2026, holding discussions with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima as well as Prime Minister Rob Jetten. The two sides agreed to elevate India-Netherlands relations to a Strategic Partnership for the period 2026-2030, focusing on high-level policy dialogues and deeper cooperation across sectors of mutual interest. Bilateral trade between the two countries stood at USD 27.8 billion in 2024-25, with the Netherlands being India’s fourth largest investor with cumulative FDI of USD 55.6 billion. Over 300 Dutch companies are present in India and over 300 Indian companies are present in the Netherlands. The visit produced 17 outcomes spanning semiconductors, energy, water, agriculture, health, education, customs and cultural heritage.
Key outcomes included cooperation between Tata Electronics and ASML in support of a semiconductor fabrication facility in Dholera, Gujarat, aligned with the India Semiconductor Mission. An India–Netherlands Roadmap on Green Hydrogen was agreed upon alongside the establishment of a Joint Working Group on Renewable Energy covering green hydrogen, bioenergy, bio-chemicals, circular feedstocks and battery storage.
Technical cooperation was extended to the Kalpasar Project in Gujarat, which proposes a freshwater reservoir across the Gulf of Khambhat incorporating tidal power, irrigation and transport links. An Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for Flowers was established in West Tripura and an Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence in Dairy Training will be set up at the Centre of Excellence for Animal Husbandry in Bengaluru.
A Customs Mutual Administrative Assistance Agreement was signed to facilitate trade and improve enforcement. In a significant cultural outcome, the Netherlands restituted 11th-century Chola Copper Plates to India-royal charters issued by Chola kings containing inscriptions in Tamil and Sanskrit recording the grant of Anaimangalam village to a Buddhist vihara in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. Academic cooperation was formalised between Nalanda University and the University of Groningen and between Leiden University Libraries and the Archaeological Survey of India.
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
