Modi in Norway LIVE: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Finland PM Petteri Orpo

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (May 19) took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking if Norway agreed to his “personal request” to remove Adani from the pension fund black list.

Mr. Gandhi posed his query after Norway’s sovereign wealth fund dropped Adani Green from its portfolio in February.- PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 19) discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as trade and renewable energy during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark.

PM Modi held the meetings ahead of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit.

During his talks with Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir, Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, PM Modi discussed the overall trajectory of bilateral relations between India and the three Nordic nations.

The Nordic countries refer to a geopolitical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic. It comprises Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. - PTI

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with his Finnish counterpart Petteri Orpo. 

India can improve its ‘ease of doing business’ by streamlining regulatory frameworks and addressing “ground level challenges”, Norwegian industry leaders told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a candid conversation at the India-Norway Business and Research Summit held in Oslo on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) 

The Ministry of External Affairs defended India’s record on democracy on Monday (May 18 2026), for the second time during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s European tour, over the PM’s decision not to take questions from the press.

During the joint press appearance with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Mr. Modi was confronted by a Norwegian journalist who stood up and asked him to respond to media questions, as was the norm in the European country. Later in the day, after the same journalist asked the Ministry of External Affairs on the issue as well as human rights during a briefing, a senior MEA official said that India is a “civilizational country”.

After Netherlands, MEA faces questions over PM’s decision not to hold press conference in Norway

MEA defends India's democracy amid PM Modi's European tour, facing press criticism for not holding conferences in Norway.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen once again called for an investment agreement between India and the European Union (EU), terming it a “missing piece of the puzzle” in the cooperation plans of the two economies.

Ms. von der Leyen was speaking at the European Business Round Table for Industry in Gothenburg, Sweden, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi also delivered his address.

On Tuesday (May 19), Mr. Modi will meet Nordic leaders from Denmark, Sweden, and Finland at the Nordic India Summit where the India-EU free trade agreement will be discussed again.

EU’s Ursula von der Leyen wants to seal investment agreement with India, calls it ‘missing puzzle’

Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes the need for a missing investment agreement with India to enhance EU-India economic cooperation.