- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a Virtual Summit with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on 09 April 2021. It was the first high level Summit attended by PM Rutte after the general elections held in March 2021.
During the Summit, two leaders had a detailed review of the entire spectrum of bilateral engagements and exchanged views on further expanding and diversifying the relationship in trade and economy, water management, agriculture sector, smart cities, science & technology, healthcare and space.
Both the Prime Ministers also agreed on instituting a ‘Strategic Partnership on Water’, to further deepen the Indo-Dutch cooperation in the water related sector.
PM Narendra Modi also welcomed the Netherlands’ Indo-Pacific Policy and its desire to collaborate during India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.