Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Outgoing Norwegian Envoy Says India Ties Are Growing Stronger
Norway and India are becoming closer partners.
Norway’s ambassador, May-Elin Stener, said their relationship is getting stronger each day.
Both countries are democracies and support rules for how countries should work together.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Norway in May.
During that visit, the two countries made their relationship a Green Strategic Partnership.
Norwegian companies are showing more interest in doing business in India.
Stener said India’s fast-growing economy is creating more chances for cooperation.
She is leaving her ambassador job after three years in India and said she has many happy memories of the country.
Norwegian Ambassador May-Elin Stener said India-Norway relations are growing stronger, broader and more strategic.
The countries’ partnership is based on shared democratic values and support for a rules-based world order.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s May visit to Norway helped elevate ties to a Green Strategic Partnership.
Norwegian business interest in India is increasing, supported by the India-EFTA trade and economic partnership agreement.
Stener said India’s economic growth is creating new opportunities for cooperation, especially in business.
- Who
- Norwegian Ambassador to India May-Elin Stener, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store are central figures.
- What
- India and Norway are strengthening their political, economic and business relationship.
- When
- Stener discussed the relationship on Friday; Modi’s Norway visit and the Nordic-India Summit took place in May, earlier this year.
- Where
- The relationship was discussed in India, while the leaders met at the Nordic-India Summit in Oslo, Norway.
- Why
- The countries share democratic values and support a rules-based world order, while India’s economic growth is creating business opportunities.
- Norwegian ambassador
- May-Elin Stener, who is completing her three-year tenure in India
- Partnership upgrade
- India and Norway elevated ties to a Green Strategic Partnership during Modi’s May visit to Norway
- Shared principles
- Both countries are democracies that support a rules-based world order
- Business ties
- Norwegian companies are showing growing interest in India
- Trade framework
- The India-EFTA trade and economic partnership agreement entered into force in October
- Stock exchange milestone
- Orkla India became the first Norwegian company mentioned as listing on the Mumbai Stock Exchange last November
- Economic outlook
- Stener said India had risen from the world’s fifth-largest economy to the fourth during her time there and would soon become the third