India and the Netherlands held their 13th Foreign Office Consultations on December 4, 2025, in New Delhi, led by India’s Secretary (West) Sibi George and Dutch Secretary General Christiaan Rebergen, to bolster bilateral ties vital for India’s strategic growth. Discussions emphasized deepening cooperation in critical technologies like semiconductors and artificial intelligence, alongside defense, security, green hydrogen, shipping, science, and the Water, Agriculture, and Health agenda, building on high-level meetings such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent G20 Summit interaction with Dutch PM Dick Schoof. Both nations highlighted the Netherlands’ role as India’s key European economic partner, noting rising trade and investments, and urged swift conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement by year-end as directed earlier. India reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on terrorism amid talks on global issues, while valuing people-to-people links through the Indian diaspora in the Netherlands. The consultations agreed to regular future rounds to sustain momentum in this multifaceted partnership