Arms dealer ‘bitterly regrets’ India weapons drop
Convicted arms dealer Niels Holck has admitted he committed a major mistake by dropping four tons of weapons from a Soviet plane to a sect in West Bengal in 1995. The incident sparked…
Government opens ‘back channel’ to India on extradition dispute
For the past ten months Denmark and India have held secret talks concerning arms dealer Niels Holck who’s successfully avoided deportation from Denmark since the High Court upheld a lower court ruling in 2011 not to hand…
The Week That Was, January 21st – January 27th 2019
Politics/Economy: The latest Epinion poll for DR News indicates 54.2% would vote for the ‘red’ bloc if an election was held today – support for the government alliance has fallen to 45.8%. New…
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…
Arms dealer could be extradited to India
The Danish arms dealer who caused a major rift in Denmark-India relations could soon be extradited to face trial. In an interview with World Is One News (WION) on the sidelines of the India-Nordic…
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…
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