Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by the Adjutant-General to the King of the Netherlands and Chief of the Military Household Rear Admiral Ludger Brummelaar upon his arrival at Amsterdam Airport during the second leg of his five-nation tour, in the Netherlands on May 16, 2026. Photo: PMO via PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday (May 15, 2026) 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.
Mr. 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.
People-to-people ties remain a key pillar of the bilateral relationship.
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India and the Netherlands have significantly expanded cooperation in recent years beyond traditional sectors such as trade, investment and the priority areas of water, agriculture, and health. The partnership has grown in strategic sectors, including technology, innovation, defence, security, semiconductors, renewable energy, education and the maritime domain, the MEA said.
The PM’s visit to the European nation from May 15 to 17 is his second trip to the country after his 2017 visit and comes at an “important juncture” in India-Netherlands ties, officials said.
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May 16, 2026 12:22
PM visit carries 'rich and substantive agenda: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a social media post, said the visit would provide an “opportunity to further strengthen the multifaceted India-Netherlands partnership and to engage with the largest Indian diaspora on mainland Europe”.
MEA officials said the visit carries a “rich and substantive agenda” and is expected to consolidate the strategic dimensions of the partnership that have emerged through sustained engagement between the two countries.
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May 16, 2026 12:20
PM Modi arrives in Netherlands on second leg of five-nation tour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday, May 15, 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.
Mr. 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 India-E.U. Free Trade Agreement has given a major impetus to trade and investment linkages,” the Prime Minister said in a social media post soon after his arrival.
PM Modi arrives in Netherlands on second leg of five-nation tour
PM Modi arrives in the Netherlands to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, technology, and renewable energy during his five-nation tour.
Published - May 16, 2026 12:18 pm IST
