New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Norway on Monday to participate in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and hold bilateral engagements with Norwegian leaders. The visit marks PM Modi’s first trip to Norway and the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 43 years. During the visit, he is scheduled to call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja, besides holding bilateral talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.Prime Minister will also address …
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Gothenburg, May 18 (IANS) As Prime Minister Modi concluded his successful visit to the third leg of his five-nation tour to Sweden on Sunday, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Director General Jan-Olof Jacke said that the “Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and India sends a signal to the world that ‘trade is a part of the future, not of the past'”, adding that the trade pact between EU and India is a “fantastic foundation, but it will take more to make it come to full fruiti…
New Delhi/Oslo, May 12 (IANS) Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit as “historic”, underlining its importance for strengthening India–Norway relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors. Speaking to IANS ahead of the summit, Stener said the visit carries special significance as it marks the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years.”This is a very import…
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) India’s growth momentum continues to remain robust, with Q3 GDP expanding by 7.8 per cent and FY26 growth projected at 7.6 per cent, supported by healthy private consumption growth of 8.7 per cent and a sharp 13.3 per cent expansion in manufacturing, according to a new report.According to PL Asset Management, the asset management arm of PL Capital Group (Prabhudas Lilladher), while global markets reacted sharply to disruptions in energy supply and shifting monetary poli…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday discussed the issue of strengthening India’s trade and investment relations with Africa at a meeting with the ministers and ambassadors of African countries on the sidelines of the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon. “Had a meaningful engagement with ministers and ambassadors of the Africa Group members on the sidelines of the 14th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC14). Held substanti…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, on the sidelines of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Cameroon, and reviewed progress on the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA).Both the leaders deliberated on key priorities under the MC14 agenda and “reviewed progress on the ongoing work towards the signing of the India-EU FTA, as announced by PM Naren…
Warsaw, March 26 (IANS) India and Poland on Thursday held discussions on deepening political exchanges and economic ties, including in areas like electric vehicles, mining and shipping and enhancing educational, cultural and people-to-people exchanges. The talks were held between Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Pooja Kapur and Polish Secretary of State WT Bartoszewski in Warsaw.”Ms. Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs called on Polish Secreta…
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, March 6 (IANS) India has steadily expanded its network of free trade agreements over the past few years to reach nine FTAs spanning as many as 38 countries, an official statement said on Friday.These agreements have been negotiated with openness, balance and the national priority of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, according to the statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Starting with India–Mauritius in 2021, the India–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement follo…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Peter Pellegrini, President of the Slovak Republic, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, congratulating him on an “exceptionally well-organised” India AI Impact Summit 2026. He later termed his meeting with PM Modi at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi as a “historic milestone” for Slovakia–India ties.The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and discussed ways to enhance cooperation in a…