At the Carnegie Global Technology Summit in New Delhi, Sweden's Jon Simonsson praised India's strong knowledge base and innovation potential, while emphasising the need for deregulation and greater support for students and entrepreneurs. His remarks were echoed by Raj Shukla of India's UPSC,
Jon Simonsson, Senior Director at the Prime Minister's Office, Sweden, said on Friday that the European Union has the "political will" to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with India.