LiveUpdated on: May 19, 2026 7:11:41 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: During his Norway visit, the Prime Minister discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties with the country in areas like clean energy, trade, sustainability and digitalisation.Key Events3 Mins agoPM Modi highlights trade partnership, India-EU FTA8 Mins ago‘India not a middle power, one of the biggest powers,’ says Denmark PM16 Mins ago‘Democracy, rule of law make’ India and Nordic countries ‘natural partners’, says PM Modi19 Mins agoAim to double trade between India and Finland, says Finnish PM25 Mins agoDiscussed current world order with PM Modi, says Finnish PM26 Mins ago‘Nordics share many objectives with India,’ says Finnish PM29 Mins ago‘Nordic countries’ investment in India rose by 200%,' says PM Modi33 Mins agoNordic countries important partners, bilateral trade increased about 4 times, says PM Modi35 Mins ago‘Special progress in India-Nordic relations in last few years,’ says PM Modi50 Mins agoPM Modi to leave for Italy, land in Rome at 7.30 pmPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: PM Modi held separate meetings with his counterparts from Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Denmark.PM Modi 5 Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up his visit to Norway on Tuesday, and is now expected to land in Rome, Italy as part of the last leg of his five nation tour. During his Norway visit, the Prime Minister discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties with the country in areas like clean energy, trade, sustainability and digitalisation. PM Modi further held meetings with his counterparts from Sweden, Iceland, Finland and Denmark....Read MoreFollow all the updates here:May 19, 2026 7:11:40 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a few important initiatives had been taken recently to take India-Nordic relations “to the next level.”“From October 2025, we have brought Trade and Economic Partnership into effect with Norway, Iceland and other EFTA (European Free Trade Association) nations. Just a few months ago, we signed the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, which also has Denmark, Finland and Sweden as partners,” PM Modi said, according to ANI news agency. He said that with this “ambitious trade agreement”, the “new golden age” for relations between India and Nordic countries would begin.May 19, 2026 7:06:07 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday said that the world order was changing rapidly. During the joint press conference after the India-Nordic summit, Frederiksen said the world order was “not going in the right direction”, adding that it was important for partners who believe in democracy to work together. “We cannot say that India is a middle power. You are one of the biggest powers. It's not very easy to say that the Nordic countries are a middle power because we are too small to be a middle power. But when we are united, the Nordic countries, then we are a middle power,” Frederiksen said.May 19, 2026 6:58:49 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was “delighted” to have participated in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit on Tuesday. “First of all, I express heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister of Norway for hosting this Summit. I welcome all Nordic leaders here. Democracy, rule of law and our shared commitment to multilateralism make us natural partners,” PM Modi said, according to ANI news agency.May 19, 2026 6:55:33 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo said that with the free trade agreement between European Union and India, the countries aim to double the value of trade between New Delhi and Finland by the year 2030.“I also had a good bilateral discussion with Prime Minister Modi. There is a great momentum in our relations,” Orpo said.May 19, 2026 6:49:59 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo said the Nordic leaders had discussed the current international world order with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “With Prime Minister Modi and Nordic colleagues, we discussed the current international order that is characterised by geopolitical shifts, turbulence and uncertainty. We can expect this uncertainty to continue for the foreseeable future. In these turbulent times, we continue to strengthen partnerships that are based on trust, mutual respect, and shared democratic values and interests,” the Finnish PM said.May 19, 2026 6:48:25 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo during the joint press conference after the India-Nordic Summit said the Nordic countries share several objectives with India, including on climate change. “In these turbulent times, we continue to strengthen partnerships that are based on trust, mutual respect, and shared democratic values and interests. Nordics share many objectives with India, for example, strengthening the rule-based international order and responding to climate change with sustained multilateral action,” Orpo said.May 19, 2026 6:45:49 PM ISTPM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the investment from Nordic countries into India increased by 200 per cent over the last decade.“Rapidly increasing trade and investment have contributed to India's growth story. It has also played a very positive role in the economy of Nordic countries, and created thousands of new jobs,” PM Modi said.May 19, 2026 6:41:17 PM ISTPM Modi 5 Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the joint statement at the end of India-Nordic Summit, said that bilateral trade between India and Nordic countries had gone up by about four times.“In 10 years, our bilateral trade has increased about 4 times. Investment fund of Nordic countries is becoming an important partners in India's rapid growth,” PM Modi said.May 19, 2026 6:39:24 PM ISTPM Modi 5 Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there has been “special progress” in India's relations with Nordic countries in the last few years.“To provide energy and speed to our relations with Nordic countries, we formed this format eight years ago. I am delighted that in the last few years, we have seen special progress in our relations,” he said during the joint statement at the end of the India-Nordic Summit.May 19, 2026 6:24:26 PM ISTPM Modi in Italy Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finished his visit to Norway, wherein he participated in the third India-Nordic Summit.The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave for Italy soon, as part of the last leg of his five nation tour. PM Modi will land in Rome at around 7.30 pm IST.Home India news PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: ‘Democracy, rule of law make us natural partners,’ says PM after India-Nordic summit