NEW DELHI, 20 September (H.S.): The Ministry of External Affairs

appoints IFS Kumar Tuhin as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of the

Netherlands. Kumar Tuhin is from Indian Foreign Service 1991 batch and presently

Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

India and the Netherlands established

diplomatic relations in 1947. Year 2022 marks the 75 years of establishment of

diplomatic relations. Today, India and the Netherlands enjoy strong political,

economic & commercial relations. High level mutual exchanges have provided

impetus to the multifaceted partnership between the two countries. Water,

Agriculture and Health (WAH) are 3 priority sectors of cooperation besides

technology and innovation.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind

paid a State Visit to the Kingdom of Netherlands in April 2022. Prime Minister of

the Netherlands, Mark Rutte visited India in June 2015 and May 2018. PM Modi

paid a visit to the Netherlands in June 2017. King Willem-Alexander and Queen

Maxima of the Netherlands paid a state visit to India in 2019.

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