External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has stepped up India’s diplomatic outreach at the United Nations General Assembly, holding a series of high-level meetings focused on trade, technology, climate action, energy, defence, connectivity and wider geopolitical challenges. Jaishankar’s engagements with European partners including the Netherlands, Finland and Slovenia put India-EU cooperation, the proposed India-EU FTA, manufacturing, energy and defence ties in focus. Discussions also covered the Ukraine conflict, technological challenges and commitments linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s international engagements.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began the Netherlands leg of his major five-nation diplomatic tour with high-level engagements aimed at strengthening India-Netherlands strategic cooperation across critical sectors. From trade and defence to semiconductors, technology security and renewable energy, the visit signals India’s growing push to deepen ties with key European partners at a time of rapid global realignment. PM Modi received a grand ceremonial welcome from Dutch leadership and top officials upon arrival in the Netherlands, before heading into key bilateral discussions expected to focus on innovation, clean energy partnerships, strategic investments, advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies. India and the Netherlands are also looking to boost collaboration in semiconductor supply chains, digital infrastructure and sustainable development initiatives. WATCH