Prime Minister to take part in second India-Nordic Summit in Denmark

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the 2nd India-Nordic Summit today along with the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway.

• The summit is being hosted by Denmark.

• The India Nordic Summit will help expand India's multifaceted cooperation with the Nordic region.

• It will focus on topics such as post-pandemic economic recovery, climate change, innovation and technology, renewable energy, evolving global security landscape and India-Nordic cooperation in the Arctic region.

• Nordic countries are important partners in sustainability, renewable energy, digitization and innovation for India.

• The main focus of the summit is how to take forward the agenda of bilateral engagement between India and the Nordic countries.

• About  India-Nordic Summit

• Nordic countries include Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland.

• India had earlier proposed the idea of the Nordic Summit, which was held in 2018 at Stockholm. 

• The second summit was scheduled to take place in June 2021, but was postponed amid fears of Covid.

• The Nordic countries together have an economy of over $1.6 trillion.

• The total bilateral trade between India and the Nordic states is worth $13 billion.