Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday concluded his visit to Norway and departed for Rome, Italy, the final stop of his five-nation diplomatic tour aimed at strengthening India’s strategic and economic partnerships across Europe and beyond.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for deeper economic collaboration between India and Norway, urging Norwegian companies to expand investments in sectors such as clean energy, shipbuilding, maritime industries and health technology during the India-Norway Business and Research Summit in Oslo.
A media controversy broke out in Oslo after Norwegian journalists criticised their own Prime Minister for not allowing Indian reporters to ask questions during PM Modi’s visit.
PM Modi’s Norway visit saw business talks, royal meetings and a top civilian honour ahead of the India-Nordic Summit focused on technology, defence and green cooperation.
PM Modi’s Norway visit is expected to boost India’s Nordic outreach, with trade, investment, AI cooperation and EFTA implementation dominating the diplomatic agenda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a six-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy starting May 15 to boost India's bilateral ties and cooperation in energy, defence, economy and trade amid the West Asia crisis.
Norway will not join US President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace," the country's foreign ministry said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was set to meet Jonas Ghar Store, Prime Minister of Norway, and hold bilateral meetings with Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg along with Minister for Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, it was announced on Monday.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday strongly condemned the visit of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to India, calling it a shameful act.
Delhi Environment and Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday visited Revac, an e-waste processing facility in Norway, to study how the country safely disposes of and recycles electronic waste.
