THE HAGUE, May 18 — Dutch tech giant ASML signed a deal with Tata Electronics Saturday to help build and scale up a semi-conductor plant in India, overseen by Prime Minister...
Tata Electronics CEO Randhir Thakur shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Netherlands’ Prime Minister Rob Jetten shakes hands with ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet after signing documents for the Memorandums of Understanding during an official visit of India’s Prime Minister in The Hague on May 16, 2026.
— AFP pic! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. THE HAGUE, May 18 — Dutch tech giant ASML signed a deal with Tata Electronics Saturday to help build and scale up a semi-conductor plant in India, overseen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his tour of the Netherlands.
ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semi-conductors, said it would “enable the establishment and ramp-up” of the Dholera plant in Modi’s home state of Gujarat in western India. The Dutch firm would deploy its advanced lithography tools in the plant, which allow for the rapid mass production of high-tech microchips, found in everything from cars to mobile phones.
The deal came as the Netherlands and India were set to strike an economic partnership accord, following on from a free-trade agreement between India and the European Union that Modi dubbed “the mother of all deals. ” ASML, Europe’s biggest tech firm by market value, said it saw “many compelling opportunities” in the Indian semiconductor sector.
“We are committed to establishing long-term partnerships in the region,” said ASML’s chief executive officer Christophe Fouquet in a statement. Tata Electronics’ plant, with a planned investment of US$11 billion , will make semiconductor chips for the AI sector, as well as the car industry and other economic segments. New Delhi sees the European bloc as an important source of much-needed technology and investment to rapidly upscale its infrastructure and create millions of new jobs.
On the other side, the EU has eyed India – the world’s most populous nation and a fast-growing economy – as an important market for the future. Modi’s trip to the Netherlands was his second since 2017, as the two countries seek to boost bilateral trade from the US$27.8 billion last year. Earlier Saturday, Modi also addressed a large crowd of Indian ex-pats and visited Dutch King Willem Alexander.
During his trip, he will also inspect the centuries-old Chola Plates, rings with engraved copper plates, that are being returned to India by Leiden University. — AFP
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