PM Modi in Amsterdam: Clear power, assembly with Rob Jetten, commerce ties and extra on playing cards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived within the Netherlands for a two-day go to. After concluding his journey to the United Arab Emirates, the BJP chief arrived in Amsterdam, the place he’ll meet his Dutch counterpart, Prime Minister Rob Jetten.
The go to to the Netherlands marks Modi’s second journey since 2017. As per the Ministry of Exterior Affairs, the Prime Minister will probably be in Amsterdam from Might 15 to 17.
After arriving within the Dutch capital, PM Modi said that his go to would concentrate on strengthening commerce and funding relations with the nation, particularly after the free commerce settlement between India and the European Union.
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“This go to to the Netherlands is going down at a time when the free commerce settlement between India and the EU has given a major increase to commerce and funding relations. It provides the chance to strengthen ties in areas similar to semiconductors, water, clear power, and extra,” mentioned Modi on X.
Throughout his two-day go to, the PM will maintain talks with Rob Jetten and pay a go to to Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima.
Modi may even be addressing the Indian group throughout an occasion on Might 16.
In line with the MEA, the prime minister may even meet with Dutch enterprise leaders throughout his go to.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a social media put up, mentioned the go to would supply an “alternative to additional strengthen the multifaceted India-Netherlands partnership and to interact with the most important Indian diaspora on mainland Europe”.
India and the Netherlands have considerably expanded cooperation lately throughout precedence areas of water, agriculture, and well being, shifting past commerce and funding.
The Netherlands can also be one among India’s largest commerce locations in Europe, with bilateral commerce valued at USD 27.8 billion in 2024-25. It’s also India’s fourth-largest investor, with cumulative international direct funding amounting to USD 55.6 billion.
Individuals-to-people ties stay a key pillar of the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Amsterdam, with over 90,000 non-resident Indians and individuals of Indian origin within the nation.
