PM Modi receives Norway’s highest civilian honour

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by Norway counterpart Jonas Gahr Store. This is PM Modi’s first visit to Norway and a Prime Ministerial visit from India in 43 years. Photo: X/@MEAIndia Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday (May 18, 2026), has landed in Oslo, where he will hold talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Store on trade, technology and other key sectors.Mr. Modi, who is on a four-nation European tour, arrived in Oslo from Sweden on Monday (May 18, 2026). Also read: PM Modi lands in Norway, to hold talks on trade, techHe was received at the airport by PM Store and other top leaders of the Scandinavian country.This will be the first visit of PM Modi to Norway. It will also mark the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Norway in 43 years.During his two-day visit, Mr. Modi will call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Store.He will also review the progress made in India-Norway relations and explore avenues to further strengthen them, with a focus on trade and investment, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. Published - May 18, 2026 01:30 pm IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the iconic Afsluitdijk Dam on May 17, 2026. Photo: X/@narendramodi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten, toured the iconic Afsluitdijk Dam on Sunday (May 17, 2026), as India and the Netherlands explored deeper collaboration in water management and climate-resilient infrastructure.“An area in which the Netherlands has done groundbreaking work is water management. The entire international community can learn a great deal from this,” Mr. Modi said in a social media post after the visit.PM Modi Sweden visit LIVE updatesThe Prime Minister further said: “We are committed to bringing modern technology to India, which is intended to help with irrigation, flood protection, and the expansion of the inland waterway network.”An area in which the Netherlands has done pioneering work is water resources. There is a lot the entire global community can learn from them. This morning, I had the opportunity to visit the Afsluitdijk and understand the salient features of this project. I am thankful to PM… pic.twitter.com/dYFfiAuzKZ— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 17, 2026Calling the Afsluitdijk Dam a “symbol of excellence and innovation”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) highlighted its role in water management, flood protection and freshwater storage.“The visit highlighted the relevance of Dutch expertise for India’s Kalpasar Project in Gujarat, which aims to create a freshwater reservoir and dam near the Gulf of Khambhat,” the MEA said in a social media post.“The visit underscored opportunities for deeper Indo-Dutch collaboration in climate resilience, water technology and sustainable infrastructure,” it added.Mr. Modi landed in The Hague on Friday (May 15, 2026) on a two-day visit as part of a four-nation trip to Europe — which also includes Sweden, Norway and Italy — aimed at ramping up bilateral ties on a range of key areas. Published - May 17, 2026 03:52 pm IST

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