New Delhi, July 2 (Reporter) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof and said he looks forward to closely working together to advance the bilateral partnership. In a post on 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 management, agriculture, mobility, new and emerging technology.” Schoof, a former Dutch intelligence chief, was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday at the head of a coalition government promising to implement the Netherlands' "strictest ever" asylum and immigration policy. The 67-year-old Independent candidate succeeds departing Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is set to become the next secretary-general of NATO. Schoof's inauguration comes after more than seven months of protracted negotiations following far-right leader Geert Wilders' electoral victory last November. Wilders had to give up on his ambition to become prime minister to keep strained coalition talks on track. Instead of having their leaders stand for prime minister, the four coalition partners — Wilders' PVV (Freedom Party), the Famers Party (BBB), the liberal-conservative VVD, and the new anti-corruption party NSC — agreed on compromise candidate Schoof, who was previously running the Dutch Secret Service. Schoof has insisted that he wants to be "a prime minister for all citizens of the Netherlands". He has promised to implement the country's "strictest-ever admission policy for asylum and the most comprehensive package for getting a grip on migration...////...