India and the Netherlands agreed to elevate their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership and adopted a roadmap for the next five years (2026-2030) after a meeting in The Hague on 16 May 2026. The roadmap sets time bound initiatives across political dialogue, economy, water, technology, energy, maritime, defence, security, migration and culture. An annual foreign minister level mechanism will review progress.

They committed to maintain regular reciprocal visits by heads of government, ministers and senior officials and to intensify ministry level interactions. Economic cooperation will be advanced through the Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) to boost trade, market access and investment, focusing on renewables, semiconductors, innovation, agriculture and pharmaceuticals. The roadmap promotes joint ventures, industrial partnerships and SME participation to enhance supply chain resilience.

Water, agriculture and health are central to the partnership, with plans to renew the Strategic Partnership on Water and to strengthen integrated water resources management, urban water systems and river basin planning in the Ganga Basin. The Centre of Excellence on Water will be used for knowledge exchange, capacity building and support for start-ups, while agriculture cooperation will target climate resilient farming and agri?tech.

The roadmap expands cooperation on emerging technologies, research and education with emphasis on semiconductors, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, photonics and biomolecular sciences. It links the Dutch Semicon Competence Centre with the Indian Semiconductor Mission and supports memoranda between universities and technical institutes to build a brain bridge backed by industry partners for talent development, research and start-up collaboration. Space applications will be further explored.

Energy transition and maritime development will be pursued via a Joint Working Group on Renewable Energy, action planning for renewable hydrogen and a proposed green and digital sea corridor to promote sustainable shipping and trade. Defence and security cooperation will include tri service interactions, maritime engagement, cyber dialogue and steps towards mutual legal assistance and extradition arrangements. Migration and cultural exchanges will be facilitated.