Oslo, March 27 (IANS) India and Norway held discussions on enhancing bilateral and India-Nordic engagements covering various sectors, including sustainability and climate, innovation and digitalisation, shipping and tunneling, Arctic. The talks were held during a meeting between Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pooja Kapur and State Secretary, Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik. During the meeting, Kravik recalled his recent visit to India to a…
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Reykjavik, March 24 (IANS) Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George called on Iceland Parliament Speaker, Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir on Tuesday, discussing issues of common interest and parliamentary exchanges. In a statement shared on X, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “Secretary (West) Sibi George called on the Speaker of Alþingi – the Parliament of Iceland, Mrs Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir today.””They discussed issues of common interest in bilateral, re…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India’s trade performance has remained robust and resilient, with exports recording a steady upward trajectory both in the current financial year and over the longer term (FY 2021–25) despite the global uncertainty, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.Despite persistent supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices, India’s exports have continued to expand in a broad-based manner. During April–January of FY 2025–26, to…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a strong pitch for more foreign direct investment (FDI) in India at a roundtable meeting with prominent Norwegian CEOs and investors in Oslo on Wednesday.In her remarks at the event, the Finance Minister said: “My official visit to Norway has witnessed engaging and positive discussions on India as an investment destination and the fastest growing major economy of the world.”She also said that the Union Budget 2026-27 underpins the…
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her official trip to Norway, has told leaders in the country that India’s economic growth offers lots of opportunities to invest and grow.During her meeting with Jens Stoltenberg, Norway’s Minister of Finance, she discussed working together in the renewable sector, especially solar power, rare earth processing, carbon capture and storage.“Both leaders agreed to work towards leveraging the Trade and Economic Partnership Agre…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Indian exports “defied global tariffs” in 2025, with policy support, trade pacts and digital tools, a new report has said.The report from Times Kuwait said that India achieved record trade growth in 2025 despite US’ tariffs aimed at “pressuring nations pursuing economic sovereignty.”Landmark agreements such as the India–UK CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement), India–Oman CEPA, and India–EFTA TEPA (Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement) have diver…