Løkke looks to normalise relations with India
Denmark’s relations with India, cool for years due to the Niels Holck affair, are on an ‘upward trajectory’, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Saturday on the second day of his visit to…
Torture problems for PM ahead of India visit
Anti-torture advocates have urged Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen to raise the sensitive torture issue when he visits India this weekend. Consultant Tue Magnussen of the Anti Torture Support Foundation (ATSF) said the…
Løkke heads for India as chilly relations thaw
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Ramussen travels to India this week to attend the official opening of Denmark’s new embassy in India and a Danish cultural institute, a further sign of a relaxation in…
Foreign Minister in India: We need good relations
Foreign Affairs Minister Anders Samuelsen has arrived in India on a two-day official visit. The two countries have agreed to relaunch the Joint Commission for Indo-Danish bilateral relations, a framework to improve political…
The Week That Was, April 16th – April 22nd 2018
Politics/Economy: After a marathon 19 hours of negotiations that ended without a deal the official labour dispute arbitrator, Mette Christensen, gave unions, communal employers, and the state a final 14 day-period to try and reach…
Løkke, Modi agree to restart India-Denmark Joint Commission
The India-Denmark Joint Commission that’s been on standby since 2010 is to be re-started, Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said yesterday after talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at the India-Nordic summit…
Carlsberg funds Danish cultural institute in New Delhi
In addition to the India-Denmark Joint Commission, Denmark will also open a cultural institute at the Danish Embassy in New Delhi this autumn to promote cultural exchanges between Denmark and India. Announcing the…
Indian ambassador hails ‘breakthrough’ meeting of PMs today
The India-Nordic summit in Stockholm today will see the Prime Ministers of Denmark and India meet for the first time in nine years and provide an opportunity to improve relations that have been strained…
Will Modi give Løkke a big hug at India-Nordic summit?
After his European trip last week Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen heads for Stockhom tomorrow where he will hold talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at the 1-day India-Nordic summit. According to…
Løkke to attend Nordic-India summit as frosty relationship improves
Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has signalled a thaw in frosty Denmark-Indian relations by announcing he will attend a Nordic-India summit in Stockholm on April 17th. According to a Ministry of State press…