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Earlier in the day, PM Modi arrived in the Netherlands on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy.
PM Modi was received at the airport by Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar, Adjutant-General and Chief of the Military Household of His Majesty the King; Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen; and India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Kumar Tuhin, along with other senior officials of the Dutch government.
“Landed in Amsterdam. This visit to the Netherlands comes at a time when the India-EU Free Trade Agreement has given a major impetus to trade and investment linkages,” PM Modi said in a social media post soon after his arrival.
“It offers an opportunity to deepen relations in areas like semiconductors, water, clean energy and more,” he added.
PM Modi said he would hold talks with Prime Minister Jetten and call on King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima. The prime ministry also said he looked forward to addressing a community programme during the visit.
Netherlands is home to more than 90,000 non-resident Indiansย
The Netherlands is home to more than 90,000 non-resident Indians and persons of Indian origin, besides over 200,000 members of the Suriname-Hindustani community.
Around 3,500 Indian students are currently enrolled in Dutch universities. Officials noted that PM Modi’s visit to the Netherlands and three other European nations — Sweden, Norway, and Italy — comes against the backdrop of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement finalised earlier this year and the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement signed in 2025.
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PM Modi arrives in Netherlands on second leg of five-nation tour, trade and technology talks on agenda