India, Norway agree to combat international terrorism
09, Jan 2019
Prelims level : “International Bilateral cooperation.”
Mains level : GS-2 “Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interest.”
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- India, Norway agree to combat international terrorism
Context:
- India and Norway have agreed to closely collaborate on ocean economy and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
- The two countries also decided to step up bilateral trade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg in New Delhi.
- They discussed ways to give new energy and direction to bilateral ties. The two countries also signed a MoU for holding an India-Norway Ocean Dialogue.
- Mr Modi said, he and Ms. Solberg reviewed all areas of the cooperation. He said they also had fruitful discussions on all aspects of the ocean economy.
- India and Norway have strong cooperation at the international level and both the countries coordinate closely on issues such as UN Security Council reforms, multilateral export control regimes and terrorism.
- India and Norway are successfully cooperating in the field of mother and child health under the Norway-India partnership initiative.
- Given the importance of India’s economy and the size of its population, the world will not be able to reach the sustainable goals unless India is on board.
