India and the Netherlands set up Joint Trade and Investment Committee
India and the Netherlands announced the India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) through an MoU in New Delhi on 19 December 2025, during Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel's visit.
Summary
India and the Netherlands announced the establishment of the India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) through a Memorandum of Understanding in New Delhi on 19 December 2025, during Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel's visit and his meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. The JTIC MoU was signed between India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The committee will meet annually, alternately in India and the Netherlands, will be co-chaired by the Additional Secretary of the Department of Commerce and the Dutch Director General (Foreign Economic Relations), and aims to remove trade and investment barriers and promote MSME links.
Key facts
- Date
- 19 December 2025
- Body
- India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC)
- MoU parties
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands)
- Meetings
- Annually, alternately in India and the Netherlands
- Co-chairs
- Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce; DG (Foreign Economic Relations), Netherlands
- Occasion
- Visit of Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Who will co-chair the India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC) from the Indian side, as per the MoU announced on 19 December 2025?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce
PIB 2206805: the JTIC will be co-chaired by the Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce and the Dutch Director General (Foreign Economic Relations).
Consider the following statements about the India–Netherlands JTIC announced in December 2025: 1. It will meet annually, alternately in India and the Netherlands. 2. The MoU was signed between India's Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 3. It was announced during the visit of Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Show answer
Correct answer: D — 1 and 3 only
PIB 2206805: the JTIC meets annually, alternately in each country, and was announced during David van Weel's visit. The Dutch signatory was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so statement 2 is wrong.