PM Modi 5-Nation Tour highlights: PM Modi in Rome in last leg of his tour

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to X to share an update on his arrival in Rome. He said that he will be meeting Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and holding discussions with them.

"This visit will focus on how to boost India-Italy cooperation, especially focusing on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029 will also be reviewed. I will also be visiting the Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and strengthening India’s commitment to multilateralism as well as global food security," he added.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Rome, Italy, in the last leg of his five-nation tour on Tuesday night. He will be returning home, to India, on Wednesday, May 20.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: India's Ambassador to Italy Vani Rao on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country is an “opportunity for us to review our cooperation with Italy.”

“.. We are hopeful that Prime Minister's visit and discussions will further strengthen cooperation and result in some substantive outcomes...” Rao told ANI news agency.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to land in Rome soon, India's Ambassador to Italy has highlighted some key areas of cooperation which might be part of discussions.

“First is to further increase the trade and investment between the two countries. Second, we are also inviting Italian companies to look at India for long-term presence and long-term business collaborations. Defence will be an important area where we are going to see how we can boost industrial partnerships. The third will be mobility, and we will look at how to increase the flow of talent and knowledge between the two countries,” ANI news agency cited Vani Rao as saying.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: India and Nordic countries on Tuesday decided to elevate their relationship to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership.

This came even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with the leaders of Nordic countries, including on clean energy, sustainability, innovation, emerging technologies and other key areas.

“Today, we decided to elevate India-Nordic relations to a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership. With this green technology partnership, we will ensure a better future for the entire world,” PM Modi said at the joint press conference after the India-Nordic summit.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni will adopt a joint declaration to strengthen the India-Italy partnership.

PM Modi concluded his Norway visit and is on his way to Italy in what will be the last leg of his five-nation tour. The partnership would be strengthened through annual heads-of-government summits and a target of reaching 20 billion euros ($23.2 billion) in bilateral trade by 2029, an Italian government official told Reuters news agency.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Italy and India will seek to reinforce diplomatic and trade ties during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rome by elevating their relationship to that of a special strategic partnership, Reuters news agency cited an Italian government official as saying on Tuesday.

PM Modi's visit is his first bilateral trip to Italy, following his attendance at the G7 summit in June 2024 and a G20 gathering three years earlier.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had concluded a “fruitful visit” to Norway.

“Held productive talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and participated in the India-Nordic Summit, where important decisions were taken to deepen cooperation in many areas,” he said, thanking the people of Norway and its government.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Rome in Italy after meetings with leaders of Nordic countries in Norway.

This would be the last leg of his five-nation tour.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Tuesday said his meeting with PM Modi had revolved around three keywords.

“...PM, when we met two days ago in Sweden together with a big business delegation from Sweden around Europe, we came back to 3 keywords all the time: Innovation, scale and the importance of long-term reliable relations. I think these 3 keywords are applicable also here today in the Nordic setting,” Kristersson said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited Nordic countries to participate in WAVES summit scheduled to be held in India next year, MEA secretary (west) Sibi George said.

“The leaders also exchanged views on global and regional issues of mutual interest. They reiterated the need for comprehensive reform of multilateral institutions, called for restructuring of the UN Security Council to reflect contemporary global realities,” George added.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: After PM Modi's participation in the India-Nordic summit, MEA secretary (west) Sibi George said the leaders had called for “stronger trade, investment and talent linkages emphasising early implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement.”

“India stands ready to provide a stable and enabling environment for Nordic investors and innovators. The leaders encouraged greater Nordic business participation in India's journey of growth towards Viksit Bharat that is to become a developed country by 2047,” George said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and Nordic countries were looking to “deepen our cooperation in Arctic and polar research.”

“Our extensive research and innovation ties are an important pillar of India-Nordic partnership. To strengthen this, we will together increase linkages between University, labs and start-up ecosystem,” PM Modi said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a Green Technology and Innovation Strategic Partnership was now a part of the India-Nordic relations.

“With this Green Technology Partnership, we will connect Iceland's expertise in geothermal and fisheries, Norway's expertise in blue economy and Arctic, and all Nordic countries' expertise in maritime and sustainability to India's skills to ensure a better future for the entire world,” he said.

PM Modi added that with this partnership, Sweden's advanced manufacturing and defence, Finland's telecom and digital technology and Denmark's cyber security and health tech would be connected to “India's talent to develop trusted solutions for the entire world.”

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Norway, part of a five-nation tour, produced an unexpected flashpoint when a Norwegian journalist's attempt to ask him a question spiralled from the media rooms to online virality.

The episode began on Monday, Oslo time, at a joint press statement by PM Modi and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre in the Norwegian capital. As the two leaders were leaving the venue — after their briefing done in a format that did not include a question-and-answer session — a voice rang out across the room: “Prime Minister Modi, why don't you take some questions from the freest press in the world?"

The voice belonged to Helle Lyng, a journalist with the local newspaper Dagsavisen, who was part of the media contingent covering the visit.

Neither leader broke stride or responded as they walked out. She followed them right up to the lift, until the doors closed. Lyng had a camera running, and she later posted the video on X. “Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question, I was not expecting him to,” she wrote in the caption. Read more here

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a few important initiatives had been taken recently to take India-Nordic relations “to the next level.”

“From October 2025, we have brought Trade and Economic Partnership into effect with Norway, Iceland and other EFTA (European Free Trade Association) nations. Just a few months ago, we signed the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, which also has Denmark, Finland and Sweden as partners,” PM Modi said, according to ANI news agency. He said that with this “ambitious trade agreement”, the “new golden age” for relations between India and Nordic countries would begin.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday said that the world order was changing rapidly. During the joint press conference after the India-Nordic summit, Frederiksen said the world order was “not going in the right direction”, adding that it was important for partners who believe in democracy to work together.

“We cannot say that India is a middle power. You are one of the biggest powers. It's not very easy to say that the Nordic countries are a middle power because we are too small to be a middle power. But when we are united, the Nordic countries, then we are a middle power,” Frederiksen said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was “delighted” to have participated in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit on Tuesday.

“First of all, I express heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister of Norway for hosting this Summit. I welcome all Nordic leaders here. Democracy, rule of law and our shared commitment to multilateralism make us natural partners,” PM Modi said, according to ANI news agency.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo said that with the free trade agreement between European Union and India, the countries aim to double the value of trade between New Delhi and Finland by the year 2030.

“I also had a good bilateral discussion with Prime Minister Modi. There is a great momentum in our relations,” Orpo said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo said the Nordic leaders had discussed the current international world order with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“With Prime Minister Modi and Nordic colleagues, we discussed the current international order that is characterised by geopolitical shifts, turbulence and uncertainty. We can expect this uncertainty to continue for the foreseeable future. In these turbulent times, we continue to strengthen partnerships that are based on trust, mutual respect, and shared democratic values and interests,” the Finnish PM said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Finnish PM Petteri Orpo during the joint press conference after the India-Nordic Summit said the Nordic countries share several objectives with India, including on climate change.

“In these turbulent times, we continue to strengthen partnerships that are based on trust, mutual respect, and shared democratic values and interests. Nordics share many objectives with India, for example, strengthening the rule-based international order and responding to climate change with sustained multilateral action,” Orpo said.

PM Modi 5-Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the investment from Nordic countries into India increased by 200 per cent over the last decade.

“Rapidly increasing trade and investment have contributed to India's growth story. It has also played a very positive role in the economy of Nordic countries, and created thousands of new jobs,” PM Modi said.

PM Modi 5 Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the joint statement at the end of India-Nordic Summit, said that bilateral trade between India and Nordic countries had gone up by about four times.

“In 10 years, our bilateral trade has increased about 4 times. Investment fund of Nordic countries is becoming an important partners in India's rapid growth,” PM Modi said.

PM Modi 5 Nation Tour LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there has been “special progress” in India's relations with Nordic countries in the last few years.

“To provide energy and speed to our relations with Nordic countries, we formed this format eight years ago. I am delighted that in the last few years, we have seen special progress in our relations,” he said during the joint statement at the end of the India-Nordic Summit.