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Elevating their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, India and the Netherlands have agreed on a five-year roadmap (2026-30), and signed as many as 17 pacts together with agreements on semiconductors, important minerals, migration and mobility, water and renewable vitality.
Assembly his Dutch counterpart, 39-year-old Rob Jetten, at The Hague, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated, “India is the youngest nation on the earth and the fastest-growing main financial system globally. You symbolize the brand new technology of management within the Netherlands and Europe. We should mix the Netherlands’ experience with India’s pace and scale throughout each sector. Our goal is to raise cooperation in areas similar to innovation, funding, sustainability, and defence to new dimensions. Guided by this shared imaginative and prescient, we’re as we speak elevating India-Netherlands relations to the extent of a Strategic Partnership.”
Financial cooperation is a crucial pillar of the friendship between India and the Netherlands. The India-EU Free Commerce Settlement affords infinite potentialities. There’s monumental room for collaboration within the area of fintech, important minerals, semiconductors, and many others. pic.twitter.com/IQxBFrdClL
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) Might 16, 2026
Jetten, in a submit on X, stated, “The friendship between India and the Netherlands is in full bloom. That is additionally underscored by the go to of Indian Prime Minister Modi to the Netherlands. It’s a bond that’s moreover being elevated to a good greater degree by our settlement to determine a Strategic Partnership with one another.”
“This partnership is already bearing fruit… ASML and Tata Electronics have additionally collectively signed a declaration that marks an vital step towards nearer collaboration within the area of semiconductors. This builds on high of the foremost, historic commerce settlement that India and the EU concluded earlier this yr. Briefly, we’re making monumental strides ahead in our cooperation, and that’s really a win-win scenario.”
Modi stated, “We regard the Netherlands as one in all India’s most vital companions. The Netherlands is one in all India’s high 5 buyers. Our historic, cultural, and people-to-people ties are additionally deeply rooted. Democratic values, a market financial system, and accountable conduct kind the bedrock of our shared outlook. Our cooperation in sectors similar to water, well being, and schooling is actively enhancing the lives of our folks.”
The Strait of Hormuz and the conflict in West Asia figured of their joint assertion. “Each leaders expressed deep concern over the scenario in West Asia/the Center East, noting its critical implications for the area and the broader world, together with immense human struggling and disruptions to world vitality provides and commerce networks. The leaders welcomed the ceasefire introduced on 08 April 2026. They underscored the significance of de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy and expressed hope for lasting peace in West Asia/the Center East. Additionally they referred to as for freedom of navigation and world circulation of commerce via the Strait of Hormuz, whereas opposing any restrictive measures, and reaffirmed their help for ongoing efforts and initiatives on this regard.”
One of many main pacts was between TATA Electronics and ASML to help the semiconductor fabrication facility in Gujarat’s Dholera, and the 2 sides agreed to leverage the MoU on the India-Netherlands Partnership on Semiconductors and Associated Rising Applied sciences.
“They agreed to attach the Dutch Semicon Competence Centre to the Indian Semiconductor Mission, to help and strengthen the semiconductor sector, particularly industries, startups, scale-ups, SMEs, and their suppliers, via collaboration, expertise and expertise improvement. Additionally, they determined to help the Memorandum of Cooperation between Eindhoven College of Know-how and College of Twente and 6 Indian main Technical Institutes (IISc BangaloreIIT Bombay, IIT DelhiIIT Gandhinagar, IIT Guwahati and IIT Madras) for a mind bridge in semiconductors and associated applied sciences, supported by NXP, ASML, TATA and CG Semi,” the joint assertion stated.
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On defence cooperation, they agreed to plan a structured joint tri-services interplay between Ministries of Defence of the Directorates of Worldwide Army Cooperation to coordinate bilateral army cooperation together with cooperation between the defence business and analysis centres, the assertion stated.
Additionally they agreed to work in the direction of a Defence Industrial Roadmap between the 2 Ministries of Defence with a view to promote cooperation between the defence business and analysis centre via respective sectoral organisations, the Society of Indian Defence Producers (SIDM) and the Netherlands Trade for Defence and Safety (NIDV).
They agreed to look at the feasibility of institutionalising logistic help to army models/formation throughout coaching workout routines via signing of a Mutual Logistic Assist Settlement.
On terrorism, Jetten “strongly condemned the heinous and abhorrent terrorist assault on civilians in Pahalgam”, and prolonged his nation’s unwavering help to India in its combat in opposition to terrorism, together with cross-border terrorism. The 2 Prime Ministers unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its types and manifestations and referred to as for a zero-tolerance method to terrorism, the joint assertion stated.
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On safety cooperation, they agreed to strengthen bilateral cyber dialogue engagements and efforts to counter cyber threats and cybercrime via capability constructing and information change. They are going to proceed to work collectively to conclude a Mutual Authorized Help Treaty and a brand new Extradition Treaty.
On the migration pact, it stated they agreed to strengthen cooperation with a view to forestall and fight irregular migration and trafficking of human beings, and encourage the honest mobility of extremely expert professionals.
