changeadminIndia and Norway have agreed to elevate ties to a Green Strategic Partnership, underscoring their shared commitment to sustainability and green growth.
This happened as part of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s bilateral talks with the Prime Minister of Norway, H.E. Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, in Oslo.
Prime Minister Modi, in his social media post, mentioned, “One of the key highlights was the upgrading of our bilateral partnership to a Green Strategic Partnership, which will deepen synergy in clean energy, sustainable growth, the blue economy, green shipping and more.“
The leaders reviewed the full spectrum of India-Norway relations, covering trade and investment, follow-up on the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), climate action and energy transition, blue economy and ocean governance, research and higher education, Arctic and polar cooperation, space, and talent mobility.
The two leaders underlined the aim of doubling the value of current trade between India and Norway by 2030 and encouraged business representatives to work towards dynamic partnerships across sectors to meet the investment commitment of USD 100 billion under TEPA and to create one million jobs in India.
The leaders tasked their teams to deepen cooperation in the blue economy, including marine ecosystem protection, shipbuilding, green shipping, tunnelling and infrastructure, space, AI, robotics, cyber security, seafarer training, fisheries and aquaculture.
They reaffirmed UNCLOS principles and welcomed Norway’s joining the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative. Prime Minister Modi invited Norway to participate in Bharat Innovates 2026 to be held in France in June 2026.
Prime Minister Modi also suggested setting up a Start-up Innovation Hub and Green Innovation Hackathon between the two countries.
Underlining cooperation in the environment and renewable energy, the leaders called for more collaboration in niche technologies such as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), offshore wind, and for Norway to make larger investments in clean energy projects in India.
The leaders agreed to strengthen polar research and logistics in the Arctic, reaffirming environmentally responsible practices. They emphasised joint work in research and innovation, including renewable energy, oceans, climate, health, critical minerals, emerging technologies and IT.
In 2020, India and Denmark signed a Green Strategic Partnership to collaborate on environmentally friendly solutions to developmental challenges. This was India’s first such relationship with any country.
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