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…
The Week That Was, November 27th –December 3rd 2017
Politics/Economy Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the government is determined to serve its full term in office and there will be no general election before he’s constitutionally required to call one. Danish…
Samuelsen looks to heal wounds in India
Anders Samuelsen arrived in New Delhi, Monday, for the first official visit by a Danish foreign minister to India since 2010. Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been strained for a number…
The Week That Was, February 6th – February 12th 2017
Politics/Economy The government, backed by the Danish People’s Party (DPP), passed a parliamentary motion, Thursday, suggesting that immigrants and their descendants who have become Danish citizens aren’t really Danes. A new study by…
The Week That Was, January 9th – January 15th 2016
Politics/Economy The government has estimated the costs of replacing the Danish Air Force’s ageing fleet of F-16s with 27 new F-35s at around DKK20bn ($3bn) but won’t be involved in negotiating the final…
Indian prime minister raises extradition issue
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked for Denmark’s full support in the extradition of arms dealer Niels Holck to face charges of dropping weapons from a plane to a sect in West Bengal…
Denmark hopes for India trade boost
Foodstuffs, shipping, and green energy will form the core of a Danish trade push in India this week, the world’s biggest democracy with a population of 1.3bn but which imports relatively little from…
Thaw in frosty DK-India relations?
Energy and Climate Minister Lars Christian Lilleholt will lead a large trade delegation to Mumbai next week even though relations between Denmark and India remain strained due to the Niels Holck arms affair….
The Week That Was, November 14th – November 20th 2016
Politics/Economy The week ended with a political bombshell when the prime minister announced he had invited the Liberal Alliance and Conservatives to join the government – just one day after Berlingske reported ‘internal…
Diplomatic relations with India remain chilly
The first official visit to Denmark by a high-ranking Indian minister was cancelled last week due to ‘ill-health’, but according to Berlingske it’s a sign that diplomatic relations between the two countries are…
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