February 19, 2026 9:12 AM

AI is booming in India: Netherlands PM Dick Schoof hails AI Impact Summit

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof hailed the AI Impact Summit 2026, noting an artificial intelligence boom in India. During his visit to India, Dick Schoof attended the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, where he participated in a discussion on international cooperation to responsibly accelerate AI development. In an X post on Wednesday, the Netherlands PM said, "AI is booming here in India. On this first day of my visit, I spoke with various experts about AI tech...

November 23, 2025 7:21 PM

PM Modi says ties “growing rapidly” after talks with Dutch PM Schoof

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg and said the bilateral partnership between the two nations is expanding rapidly in sectors such as energy, technology, innovation and water resources. PM Modi said India and the Netherlands would continue working to deepen trade and investment linkages. “Met Mr. Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of the Government of the Netherlands on the sidelines of the G...

September 16, 2024 4:15 PM

PM Modi extends congratulations to new Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dick Schoof on his appointment as the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands on Tuesday, and said he looks forward to closely working to further advance India-Netherlands ties. In a post on social media platform X, PM Modi said, "Congratulations Dick Schoof on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Look forward to closely working together to advance India-Netherlands partnership including in the areas of renewable energy, water manage...

July 2, 2024 8:01 PM

Former spy chief Dick Schoof sworn in as Dutch Prime Minister

Dick Schoof, the former head of the Dutch Secret Service, was sworn in as the Netherlands' new Prime Minister on Tuesday, ending a seven-month political impasse following the far-right's victory in last November's elections. He is leading a broad right-wing coalition cabinet promising to implement the country's "strictest-ever" immigration policy. King Willem-Alexander officiated the ceremony at the royal Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague, where Schoof and his cabinet ministers took their oat...