Diplomatic briefing
Embassy of India, Stockholm, Sweden
EmbassySweden · Ambassador: Vacant
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In short
India’s embassy in Sweden records bilateral trade of $7.75bn, a reported community of 91,600, 17 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 41%. Led by Vacant, ambassador.
Total bilateral trade
$7.75bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 34 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — Sweden
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE LINKAGES” section
“Trade in goods has increased from USD 2.86 billion (2016) to USD 7.75 billion (2025).”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Overseas Indians
Medium confidence91,600
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "Sweden"
“PIOs 24,000 + NRIs 67,600 = 91,600”
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 35 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 30 July 1958)
“AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION OF INCOME — 30 July 1958”
Published: 30 July 1958 · 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
41%
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 “Sweden”, 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
People
Indian community in Swedenpersons · as stated in the brief88,400
Bilateral Brief — Sweden
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “INDIAN DIASPORA” section
“The Indian Diaspora in Sweden is estimated to be over 88,400 that includes around 66,400 Indian nationals.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — Sweden
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “INDIA-SWEDEN POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT” section
“Swedish Energy, Business and Industry Minister and Deputy PM Ebba Busch along with highlevel of business delegation attended the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from18-20 February, 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
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Agreements on record (17)
MEA Treaties Database- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN.Health01 June 2015
- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON MUTUAL COLLABORATION IN POLAR AND OCEAN RESEARCHScience and Technology01 June 2015
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON EXEMPTION FROM VISA REQUIREMENT FOR HOLDERS OF DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTDiplomatic Relations01 June 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENTEnvironment and Resources01 June 2015
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISESAid and Cooperation01 June 2015
- MOI BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDENHealth01 June 2015
- PROTOCOL AMENDING THE CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATIONBusiness and Trade07 February 2013
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN TO ENABLE THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY FORMING PART OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF A MEMBER OF THE DIPLOMATIC MISSION OR CONSULAR POST TO ENGAGE IN GAINFUL OCCUPATIONDiplomatic Relations26 November 2012
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON SOCIAL SECURITYSocial Security26 November 2012
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON INDIA-SWEDEN RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATIONEnvironment and Resources19 April 2010
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTEnvironment and Resources05 November 2009
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN FOR THE PROMOTION AND RECIPROCAL PROTECTION OF INVESTMENTSBusiness and Trade04 July 2000
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDENTransport19 December 1995
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN CONCERNING MONEY ORDER SERVICEMiscellaneous30 August 1978
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN REGARDING COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF BIO PHYSICSAid and Cooperation09 August 1963
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION OF INCOMEBusiness and Trade30 July 1958
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND SWEDEN RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport21 May 1948
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 18 sections, 34,884 characters of extractable text. Sections include: INDIA - SWEDEN BILATERAL RELATIONS · INTRODUCTION · INDIA-SWEDEN POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT · INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE LINKAGES · RESEARCH & INNOVATION COLLABORATION · BILATERAL INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION MECHANISMS.
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