"We have an extremely productive and constructive dialogue at the political level. The date the 10 March 2024 is historic in our relationship. On that day we signed the EFTA India Trade and Partnership agreement here in Delhi. The agreement will be an important instrument to advance trade an
India and Norway held Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on Tuesday and discussed ways to expand and diversify bilateral cooperation in a range of areas including blue economy, renewable energy, climate and environment and green hydrogen
The event will feature world number one Magnus Carlsen (Norway), world number three Hikaru Nakamura (USA), current World Champion Ding Liren (China), Women's World Champion Ju Wenjun (China), Lei Tingjie (China) among others
Under the initiative which commenced in 2006 various Indian states including Odisha, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and the UT of Jammu and Kashmir have received support to augment facilities in terms of maternal and child health care.
The occasion, marked by a reception hosted by Norway's Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, showcased the burgeoning interest in collaborative ventures between Norway and India.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his counterpart from Norway, Espen Barth Eide, on Saturday and had a "big picture chat" with him in Munich, on the sidelines of the ongoing security conference in the German capital.
Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre has said his India visit aims to enhance collaboration between European free trade partners and India, improve framework conditions for job creation, value creation, investments.
Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik on Thursday hailed the bilateral relationship between the two countries and said that he sees India as 'fundamental' to progress in the most important issues.
Norway's Ambassador to India, May Elin Stener congratulated India on Friday on the historic passage of the Women's Reservation Bill that took place in Rajya Sabha yesterday.
Talking about the Free Trade Agreement, Stener said that Norway is negotiating with the EFTA group a free trade agreement with India and we hope to conclude that soon. That will mean that more Norwegian companies will look to India and offer more green solutions to India.
In her first media interview after taking charge, Norwegian Ambassador to India May-Elin Stener stated that when it comes to achieving sustainable development goals, the world is looking to India.