Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, The Hague
EmbassyNetherlands · Ambassador: Mr. Kumar Tuhin
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In short
India’s embassy in Netherlands records bilateral trade of $27.80bn, a reported community of 2,34,000, 64 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 45%. Led by Mr. Kumar Tuhin, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$27.80bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Bilateral Brief — Netherlands
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commercial Relations” section
“During the F.Y. 2024-2025, the total merchandise trade with the Netherlands stood at USD 27.8 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence2,34,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Netherlands"
“PIOs 178,035 + NRIs 55,965 = 234,000”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence64
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 1 hour ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 31 May 1947)
“TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS RELATING TO AIR SERVICES — 31 May 1947”
Published: 31 May 1947 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
45%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Netherlands”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 84 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to NetherlandsUS dollars · as stated in the brief$22.70bn
Bilateral Brief — Netherlands
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Trade and Commercial Relations” section
“In the F.Y. 20242025, India exported USD 22.7 billion (INR 192,118 crores) worth of goods to the Netherlands.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
People
Indian community in Netherlandspersons · as stated in the brief3,00,000
Bilateral Brief — Netherlands
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community and Students” section
“It is home to approx. 300,000 members of Indian diaspora, including around 200,000 members of Surinami Hindustani community, now completely integrated in Dutch society.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Netherlands
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “High Level Exchanges” section
“A bilateral meeting was held between PM Modi and the then PM Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the AI Summit in New Delhi in February 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (64)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION, KALPASAR DEPARTMENT (GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT) AND DELTARES ON THE KALPASAR PROJECTAid and Cooperation24 September 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION, KALPASAR DEPARTMENT (GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT) AND TU DELFT ON KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDINGAid and Cooperation24 September 2026
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT, THE NETHERLANDS FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION WITH REGARDS TO THE KALPASAR PROJECT ACROSS THE GULF OF KHAMBHAT, GUJARAT, INDIAAid and Cooperation16 May 2026
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation15 May 2026
- JOINT DECLARATION BY THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING) OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD SECURITY AND NATURE OF THE NETHERLANDS ON COLLABORATION IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYINGAid and Cooperation13 May 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MOBILITY AND MIGRATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation13 May 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HIGHER EDUCATIONEducation13 May 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF VALID DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations13 May 2026
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MARITIME COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS OF INDIAAid and Cooperation27 October 2025
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GREEN AND DIGITAL SEA CORRIDOR BETWEEN INDIA AND THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation27 October 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON CAPACITY BUILDING (TRAINING ACTIVITIES) BETWEEN NATIONAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD (NHB) GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND NAKTUINBOUW NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation16 July 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF MINES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE KINGDOM of NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CRITICAL MINERALS 2026Aid and Cooperation16 July 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WELFARE AND SPORT OF THE NETHERLANDSHealth19 June 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL DEVICE PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS, MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WELFARE AND SPORTS OF THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation19 June 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI) MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ; EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL (EIC) OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND NETHERLANDS FOOD AND CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY AUTHORITY (NVWA) WITH GOVERNING MINISTRIES MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FOOD SECURITY AND NATURE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WELFARE AND SPORT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN FOOD SAFETYAid and Cooperation13 June 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS ON THE INDIA-NETHERLANDS PARTNERSHIP ON SEMICONDUCTORS AND RELATED EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESScience and Technology17 May 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON MARITIME COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation03 April 2023
- JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT ON INDIA AND THE NETHERLANDS AGREE ON A FAST TRACK SYSTEM FOR DUTCH AND INDIAN COMPANIES IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRIESMiscellaneous27 September 2022
- EXTENSION OF ACTION PLAN OF INDO-DUTCH JOINT AGRICULTURE WORKING GROUP-JAWG BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMER’S WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURE AND FOOD QUALITY, NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation22 August 2022
- STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON WATER BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER MANAGEMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAEnvironment and Resources29 March 2022
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ON AN AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation14 January 2019
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDS ON AN AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOM MATTERSAid and Cooperation14 January 2019
- EXTENSION OF MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPATIAL PLANNING, WATER MANAGEMENT AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENTAid and Cooperation11 April 2018
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation23 January 2018
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS AND ITS ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT SIGNED AT NEW DELHI ON 22 OCTOBER 2009Social Security27 June 2017
- MOU ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD WATER MANAGEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDSEnvironment and Resources27 June 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON CULTURAL COOPERATIONCultural Relations and Sport27 June 2017
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN THE EXPLORATION AND USES OF OUTER SPACE FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSESAid and Cooperation11 May 2017
- JOINT PROGRAMME ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY, MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES, GOVERNMENT OF REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation05 June 2015
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEEAid and Cooperation05 November 2014
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION OF THE NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGYEnvironment and Resources11 February 2014
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTHHealth30 January 2014
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, WELFARE AND SPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS AND THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS INFRASTRUCTURESports Development30 January 2014
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT , THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SPATIAL PLANNING, WATER MANAGEMENT AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENTEnvironment and Resources14 May 2013
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN FOOD SAFETYAid and Cooperation30 November 2012
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION SIGNED ON 30 JULY 1988Business and Trade10 May 2012
- JOINT DECLARATION OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS IN AUTOMIATIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTAid and Cooperation19 April 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF DUS PROCEDURE,PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION AND PLANT BREEDERS RIGHTAid and Cooperation12 December 2011
- PROGRAMME OF COOPERATION ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATION, MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS , AGRICULTURE AND INNOVATION, GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation09 November 2011
- LETTER OF INTENT FOR STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS IN THE AREA OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYAid and Cooperation07 June 2011
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF STRUCTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NETHERLANDSEnvironment and Resources10 May 2011
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND INDIA REGARDING THE MULTI-ANNUAL INDICATIVE PROGRAMME 2011-2013Aid and Cooperation22 February 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CHAIR AT LEIDEN UNIVERSITY FOR THE STUDY OF CONTEMPORARY INDIAMaritime Law08 December 2010
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON SOCIAL SECURITYSocial Security22 October 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS ON CO-OPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIONScience and Technology28 March 2008
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation12 February 2008
- MOU ON CULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDSCultural Relations and Sport24 October 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE "AMSTERDAM-INDIA FESTIVAL IN THE NETHERLANDS IN 2008Cultural Relations and Sport24 February 2007
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTIONBusiness and Trade27 April 2004
- TREATY FOR THE MUTUAL SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALSCivil and Criminal Matters26 September 1998
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade06 November 1995
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade06 November 1995
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS TO DEVELOP TECHNICAL,ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION IN AGRICULTUREAid and Cooperation27 September 1990
- CONVENTION BETWEEN THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND ON CAPITALBusiness and Trade30 July 1988
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST IN INDIA AND THE MINISTER FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION IN THE NETHERLANDSEnvironment and Resources18 January 1988
- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNICATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS OF THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDS FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONSAid and Cooperation19 September 1987
- INTERNATIONAL SPEED POST AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATION OF INDIA AND NETHERLANDSMiscellaneous12 June 1987
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDSCultural Relations and Sport24 May 1985
- AGREEMENT ON ECONOMICAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND KINGDOM OF NETHERLANDSAid and Cooperation08 February 1983
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS REGARDING MONEY ORDER SERVICESMiscellaneous03 February 1979
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AERIAL PHOTO INTERPRETATION INSTITUTE IN INDIAScience and Technology11 December 1964
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport24 May 1951
- TREATY BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport31 May 1947
- EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF NETHERLANDSCivil and Criminal Matters26 September 1898
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 3 sections, 12,589 characters of extractable text. Sections include: Brief on India-Netherlands Bilateral Relations · ****** · May, 2026.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 28% apart
- Overseas Indians2,34,000
- Indian community in Netherlands3,00,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.