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 Denmark |  India |
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| Embassy of Denmark,New Delhi | Embassy of India,Copenhagen |
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| Danish Ambassador to IndiaFreddy Svane | Indian Ambassador to DenmarkPooja Kapur |
Denmark–India relations, also referred to asIndo-Danish relations, are thebilateral relations betweenDenmark andIndia. Denmark maintains an embassy inNew Delhi, while India has an embassy inCopenhagen.[1][2]
As of the latest data, approximately 21,000Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) reside in Denmark.
Tranquebar, a town in the southern Indianstate ofTamil Nadu, was aDanish colony in India from 1620 to 1845. It is spelledTrankebar orTranquebar inDanish, which comes from the nativeTamil, Tarangambadi, meaning "place of the singing waves". It was sold, along with the otherDanish settlements in mainland India, most notablySerampore (now inWest Bengal), toGreat Britain in 1845. TheNicobar Islands were also colonized by Denmark, until sold to the British in 1868.After Independence in 1947, the Indian prime ministerPandit Jawaharlal Nehru's visit to Denmark in 1957 laid the foundation for a friendly relationship between India and Denmark that has endured ever since. Thebilateral relations between India and Denmark are cordial and friendly, based on cooperation inpolitical,economic, academic andresearch fields. There have been periodic high level visits between the two countries.[3]
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the formerPrime Minister of Denmark, accompanied by a large business delegation, paid aState visit to India from February 4–8, 2008. He visitedInfosys,Biocon andIIM Bangalore inBangalore andAgra. He launched an ‘India Action Plan’, which called for strengthening of the political dialogue, strengthening of cooperation intrade andinvestments, research inscience andtechnology,energy,climate andenvironment,culture,education, student exchanges and attracting skilled manpower and IT experts to Denmark for short periods. The two countries signed an Agreement for establishment of a Bilateral Joint Commission for Cooperation.Mette Frederiksen visited India for 3 daysstate visit in 2021. She had bilateral talks with Prime MinisterNarendra Modi. She visitedTaj Mahal.Prime Minister of Denmark H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen paid a State Visit to India from 9–11 October 2021. This was the first visit by a Head of Government to India following the COVID-19 pandemic.Bilateral talks between the two Prime Ministers were held in a warm and friendly atmosphere demonstrating the close partnership between the two countries. Both sides reviewed the progress in Green Strategic Partnership which was established during the Virtual Summit held in September 2020. During her visit to India, PM Frederiksen visited Agra and the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan where she got a glimpse of the rich cultural heritage of India. She gave a special address at an event organized by the Observer Research Foundation on the Green Strategic Partnership and on the importance of close collaboration to combat climate change.
In July 2012, theGovernment of India decided to scale down its diplomatic ties with Denmark after their refusal to appeal in their Supreme Court against a decision of its lower court rejecting the extradition ofPurulia arms drop case prime accused Kim Davy a.k.a.Niels Holck. Upset overDenmark's refusal to act onIndia's repeated requests to appeal in their apex court to facilitate Davy'sextradition to India, the Indian government issued a circular directing all senior officials not to meet or entertain any Danish diplomat posted in India.[4]
Denmark ranks 26th among foreign investors in India. Danish direct investment in India during 2008 and 2009 was US$ 57 million and US$75 million respectively.[citation needed]
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