"Technology, green transition, geopolitics and India's role in the Arctic region are among key topics on the agenda. India and the five Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark are holding a top-level summit in Oslo, seeking to beef up strategic and trade ties. The India-Nordic summit on Tuesday is the meeting's third edition."
"Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump's tariffs on global imports and the US-Israel war on Iran have all impacted India's economy and energy security, and New Delhi has been trying to widen its relations with many other countries in the West. The first edition of the India-Nordic Summit took place in Sweden's capital Stockholm in 2018, and the second took place in Denmark's capital Copenhagen in 2022."
"Trade, climate change, energy security and geopolitical issues especially Russia's war on Ukraine and the economic impacts of the US-Israel war on Iran are among the key topics leaders are expected to discuss at the summit. According to a May 11 statement by India's Ministry of External Affairs, the summit will impart a more strategic dimension to India's relationship with the Nordic countries, especially in technology and innovation, green transition and renewable energ"
India and Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark are holding a third India-Nordic top-level summit in Oslo to expand strategic and trade relations. The agenda includes technology and innovation, green transition, renewable energy, trade, climate change, energy security, and geopolitical issues. Russia’s war on Ukraine, US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on global imports, and the US-Israel war on Iran have affected India’s economy and energy security. India has sought broader Western relations in response. The summit follows an India-EU free trade agreement signed months earlier and an India trade and economic partnership agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland signed about a year earlier. Prime Minister Modi’s attendance marks the first Indian prime minister visit to Norway in 43 years.
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