Indian PM and Finnish President elevate ties to strategic partnership

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb with agreements to expand cooperation in areas such as digitalization, sustainability, clean energy, quantum computing and semiconductors.

Addressing a joint press statement, Modi noted that Finnish telecom major Nokia’s mobile and network technologies have connected millions of Indians. He also referred to Finnish architectural collaboration in building the world’s tallest railway bridge over the Chenab River and the development of the world’s largest bamboo-to-bioethanol refinery in Numaligarh.

He also said the proposed India–European Union Free Trade Agreement would further strengthen trade, investment and technology cooperation between India and Finland.