India and Netherlands upgrade ties to strategic partnership after Modi–Jetten talks

On 2026-05-16, India and the Netherlands elevated their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten at the Catshuis in The Hague. The article says the leaders discussed deeper cooperation in innovation, investment, sustainability, defence, and semiconductors, and that an ASML-Tata Electronics agreement was signed in their presence.