**Executive Summary**
On 19 May 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Acting Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, in Oslo during the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. The meeting focused on reviewing the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership and expanding bilateral cooperation into technology, defense, and environmental research. Key outcomes included an invitation for Danish investment in GIFT City and the progression of specialized water management initiatives.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Green Strategic Partnership and Environment**
* Reviewed the progress of the Green Strategic Partnership launched in 2020, focusing on climate change and the green transition.
* India expressed readiness to integrate Danish green technologies into its developing economy.
* Acknowledged the success of the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi, a tripartite project involving the Government of India, IIT-BHU, and the Government of Denmark.
**Technology and Innovation**
* Agreed to strengthen collaboration in new and emerging technologies, AI, communications, and advanced research.
* Committed to enhancing support for start-ups and increasing academic exchanges between the two nations.
**Economic and Defense Cooperation**
* Prime Minister Modi formally invited Danish companies to establish a presence in GIFT City, Gujarat.
* Discussed potential bilateral cooperation within the defense sector.
* Initiated discussions regarding a future mobility partnership.
**Global and Regional Affairs**
* Exchanged perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest.
* India conveyed support for Denmark’s current tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
**Impact Analysis**
**Danish Companies**
**Impact**
Danish firms, particularly those in the green technology and financial sectors, have been granted a high-level invitation to enter the Indian market via GIFT City, Gujarat.
**Action Required**
Evaluate investment opportunities in GIFT City and explore the deployment of green solutions within the Indian economy.
**Academic and Research Institutions (including IIT-BHU)**
**Impact**
There is a renewed focus on advanced research, academic exchanges, and specialized environmental projects like the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers.
**Action Required**
Facilitate planned academic exchanges and continue the technical implementation of the SLCR initiative in Varanasi.
**Indian and Danish Government Agencies**
**Impact**
Government bodies are tasked with broadening the scope of the 2020 Green Strategic Partnership into new areas like AI, defense, and mobility.
**Action Required**
Formalize the mobility partnership and establish frameworks for cooperation in emerging technologies and defense.
Key Entities Referenced
India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership: A bilateral framework launched in 2020 that prioritizes collaboration in environment, climate change, and the green transition.
3rd India-Nordic Summit: The international summit in Oslo where the Prime Ministers of India and Denmark met to review bilateral cooperation and global issues.
Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR): A unique tripartite initiative in Varanasi involving the Government of India, IIT-BHU, and the Government of Denmark focusing on water management.
GIFT City Gujarat: A financial and technology hub in India where the Prime Minister invited Danish companies to establish a presence.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Acting Prime
Minister of Denmark on the margins of the 3rd
India-Nordic Summit
Posted On: 19 MAY 2026 6:40PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today met with Acting Prime Minister of Denmark H.E. Ms. Mette
Frederiksen met in Oslo today on the sidelines of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit.
The two leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation and expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved in the
joint agenda. Both leaders welcomed the advances made in the India-Denmark Green Strategic
Partnership which prioritizes collaboration in the field of environment and climate change and pooling of
efforts to aid green transition in both countries. Recalling the regular high-level exchanges between both
countries ever since the launch of the Green Strategic Partnership in 2020, the leaders decided to further
strengthen collaboration in new and emerging technologies, communications, advanced research, start-ups
and academic exchanges. They also discussed cooperation in the areas of defence and AI. Prime Minister
invited Danish companies to setup presence in GIFT city Gujarat.
Prime Minister Modi conveyed India’s readiness to welcome Danish technologies for green solutions in
the rapidly developing Indian economy. In the field of water, the leaders noted the successful collaboration
between India and Denmark to establish the Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi which
is a unique tripartite initiative taken by the Government of India, Indian Institute of Technology – Banaras
Hindu University and Government of Denmark. The leaders discussed mobility partnership.
The leaders also shared perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Prime Minister Modi
conveyed his good wishes for the success of Denmark’s ongoing tenure of non-permanent membership of
the United Nations Security Council.
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