Modi Visit To Netherlands From May 15 To Expand Multifaceted Partnership

By Deepak Arora

NEW DELHI, May 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-dan official visit to the Netherlands from May 15. The visit is at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Netherlands Rob Jetten. This will be Prime Minister’s second visit to the Netherlands after his previous visit in 2017, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

During the visit, Prime Minister will call on Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, and hold talks with Prime Minister Rob Jetten.

Prime Minister’s visit will build on the momentum of high-level engagements and close cooperation spanning diverse sectors, including defence, security, innovation, green hydrogen, semiconductors and a Strategic Partnership on Water.

Prime Minister’s visit early in the tenure of the new Government will provide an opportunity to further deepen and expand the multifaceted partnership. Netherlands is one of India's largest trade destinations in Europe, with bilateral trade worth USD 27.8 billion (2024-25); and India's 4th largest investor with cumulative FDI of USD 55.6 billion.

Before reaching Netherlands, the Prime Minister will pay an official visit to the United Arab Emirates the same day, where he will meet President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The two leaders will have the opportunity to exchange views on bilateral issues, in particular energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. They will also discuss ways to advance the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership underpinned by strong political, cultural, economic and people-to-people links.

The visit will serve to promote the significant trade and investment linkages between the two countries. The UAE is India’s third largest trade partner and its seventh largest source of investment cumulatively over the past 25 years. With the UAE hosting over 4.5 million - strong Indian community, the visit will also be an opportunity to discuss their welfare.

For the third leg of the visit, the Prime Minister would reach Gothenburg, Sweden on May 17 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.

The Prime Minister had earlier visited Sweden in 2018 for the first-ever India-Nordic Summit. Modi will hold bilateral talks with PM Kristersson to review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and explore new avenues of cooperation to enhance bilateral trade, which has reached USD 7.75 billion (2025), and Swedish FDI into India which has reached USD 2.825 billion (2000 – 2025), as well as collaboration in green transition, AI, emerging technologies, startups, resilient supply chains, defence, space, climate action and people-to-people ties.

The two Prime Ministers will also address the European Round Table for Industry, a leading pan-European business leaders forum, along with Ms. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

In the fourth leg of his visit, Prime Minister will pay a two-day official visit to Norway from May 18 for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and bilateral engagements.

This will be the first visit of Prime Minister Modi to Norway, and will mark the first Prime Ministerial visit from India to Norway in 43 years. Prime Minister will call on with Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

The Prime Minister will also address the India-Norway Business and Research Summit along with the Norwegian Prime Minister. The visit will provide an opportunity to review the progress made in India-Norway relations and explore avenues to further strengthen them, with a focus on trade and investment, capitalizing on the India – EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement, as well as on clean and green tech and blue economy.

The visit will also be an opportunity to induce momentum in bilateral trade worth around USD 2.73 billion (2024), and investments by Norway’s Government Pension Fund (GPFG) of close to USD 28 billion in the Indian capital market.

The third India-Nordic Summit will take place in Oslo on May 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be joined by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre; Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms. Mette Frederiksen; Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo; Prime Minister of Iceland, Ms. Kristrún Frostadóttir; and Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson for the Summit.

The Summit will build upon the two previous Summits held in Stockholm in April 2018 and in Copenhagen in May 2022, and will impart a more strategic dimension to India’s relationship with the Nordic countries, especially in technology and innovation; green transition and renewable energy; sustainability; blue economy; defence; space and the Arctic. The visit will also provide an impetus to India’s bilateral trade (USD 19 billion in 2024) and investment ties with Nordic countries as well as help build resilient supply chains following the India-EU FTA and India-EFTA TEPA.

In the final leg of his visit, the Prime Minister will undertake a two-day official visit to Italy from May 19. The visit is at the invitation of Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Ms. Giorgia Meloni.

The Prime Minister had last visited Italy in June 2024 for the G7 Summit. During the visit, he will call on the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella and hold talks with Prime Minister Meloni.

The visit takes place in the backdrop of a strong momentum in bilateral ties with both sides proactively implementing the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029, a comprehensive road map for cooperation in various sectors including in bilateral trade which reached USD 16.77 in 2025; boosting investment, which has recorded a cumulative FDI of USD 3.66 billion (April 2000-September 2025); defence and security; clean energy; innovation; science and technology; and people - to - people ties.

The spokesperson said the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit will further deepen India’s partnership with Europe across sectors, particularly trade and investment ties in light of the recently concluded India-EU FTA.