Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India
EmbassyNorway · Ambassador: Dr. Acquino Vimal
10 figures · 2 sources · built 42 minutes ago
In short
India’s embassy in Norway records bilateral trade of $1.05bn, a reported community of 25,058, 17 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 44%. Led by Dr. Acquino Vimal, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$1.05bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 42 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Norway
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Relations” section
“Bilateral trade between India and Norway was US $ 1.05 billion in 2024-25.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence25,058
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Norway"
“PIOs 13,516 + NRIs 11,542 = 25,058”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence17
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 43 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 29 October 2010)
“AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY — 29 October 2010”
Published: 29 October 2010 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
44%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “Norway”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 87 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to NorwayUS dollars · as stated in the brief$630.0m
Bilateral Brief — Norway
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Relations” section
“India exported goods worth US$ 630 million and imported goods worth US$ 420 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from NorwayUS dollars · as stated in the brief$420.0m
Bilateral Brief — Norway
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Economic Relations” section
“India exported goods worth US$ 630 million and imported goods worth US$ 420 million.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation$210.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in Norwaypersons · as stated in the brief30,000
Bilateral Brief — Norway
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Indian Community” section
“Presently, the Indian community in Norway is around 30,000.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Norway
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “Dialogue mechanisms” section
“The last FOC was held in Oslo on 01 February 2026 and was co-chaired by Secretary (West) from Indian side and Secretary General from Norwegian side.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (17)
MEA Treaties Database- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF HEALTHHealth19 May 2026
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY FOR ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK FOR INDIA-NORWAY INTEGRATED OCEAN MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH INITIATIVEScience and Technology18 February 2020
- TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIA NORWAY DIALOGUE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENTBusiness and Trade08 January 2019
- TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR INDIA NORWAY DIALOGUE ON TRADE IN INVESTMENTAid and Cooperation08 January 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY ON THE INDIA-NORWAY OCEAN DIALOGUEAid and Cooperation07 January 2019
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY FOR COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCESScience and Technology14 October 2014
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY ON EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTSDiplomatic Relations14 October 2014
- AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAYSocial Security29 October 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND OMAN ON CULTURAL COOPERATIONCultural Relations and Sport12 July 2010
- MOU ON MUTUAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAYAid and Cooperation17 June 2005
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT COMMISSION OF COOPERATIONAid and Cooperation06 July 2004
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY FOR COLLABORATION IN THE SPACE ACTIVITIESAid and Cooperation13 November 1996
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport19 December 1995
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES IN INDIAAid and Cooperation15 March 1973
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY ON TECHNICAL CO-OPERATIONAid and Cooperation06 December 1972
- CULTURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAYCultural Relations and Sport19 April 1961
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NORWAY FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION OF INCOMEBusiness and Trade20 July 1959
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 19 sections, 14,811 characters of extractable text. Sections include: ***** · India–Norway Bilateral Relations · Political · Important visits/meetings/interactions: · Dialogue mechanisms: · MoUs/Agreements:.
Open the briefing (PDF)Where the sources disagree
Two public sources disagree on the size of the Indian community — 20% apart
- Overseas Indians25,058
- Indian community in Norway30,000
Both are published by the Ministry of External Affairs, with no stated methodology. Neither is averaged away or preferred — the disagreement is the honest answer.