Indo-Norwegian relations
Map indicating locations of India and Norway

India
Norway
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of India, OsloEmbassy of Norway, New Delhi

India–Norway relations are the relations between the countries of India and Norway. Since the independence of India in 1947, the two nations have maintained a strong relationship as with India's relations with other Nordic countries.[1]

India has an embassy in Oslo and honorary consulates in Bergen and Trondheim.[2] Norway has an embassy in New Delhi and three consulates-general in Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

History

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Norway was part of Denmark. During that time, the entity of Danish India existed.

Economic relations

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (left) meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (right), during a visited to New Delhi, on 4 February 2010.

Norway's Telenor, a major Norwegian telephone company has been investing in India, and became a major telephone company in India. Telenor has invested over 3 billion dollars in the Indian market, but had warned about "political implications" if this failed.[3]

In 2014, India and Norway signed 13 agreements to help strengthen the ties between India and Norway[4] as well as other Nordic nations.

Norway sees India as an important partner for economic development. India imported over 268.68 million dollars of goods from Norway while exporting to Norway over 82.3 million dollars of goods as at 2010 census,[5] but has since then diversifying it to reduce the trade balance.

Embassies

Embassy of India, Oslo
AddressNiels Juels gate 30
AmbassadorBoddu Bhala Bhaskar
Jurisdiction Norway
WebsiteOfficial website

The Indian Embassy in Oslo is located in a house from 1938 designed by Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas.

The Indian ambassador from 27 August 2020 is Bala Bashkar Boddu.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "India-Norway relations" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ↑ The Indian Embassy, Oslo
  3. ↑ "Norway warns India of 'political implications' if Telenor fails". The Times of India. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "India-Norway signed 13 agreements to promote bilateral relations". 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "India-Norway bilateral tie" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-05-16. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  6. ↑ Diplomatic relations Presence list of 10 June 2021 on the Foreign Ministry's website.
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