India, April 2 -- The Netherlands, a world leader in semiconductors, is looking to finalise an agreement with India for cooperation in chips and critical technologies that will focus on both trade and research, Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp has said.

The two countries, which are working to upgrade their relations to a strategic partnership at a time of growing unrest and uncertainty across the world, can also "compare notes" on dealing with the fallout of the US administration's planned reciprocal tariffs, Veldkamp told journalists on Tuesday.

Veldkamp, who was on a two-day visit to India from March 31, met external affairs minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to explore ways to ramp up bilateral ties,...