Relationship dossier
India
Norway
Relationship assessment
India and Norway maintain practical cooperation focused on ocean affairs and the blue economy.
India toward Norway
+30India participates in bilateral cooperation with Norway through the India-Norway Ocean Dialogue and a task force on the blue economy, creating channels for government work on ocean-related issues.
Norway toward India
+30Norway participates in bilateral cooperation with India through the India-Norway Ocean Dialogue and a task force on the blue economy, supporting government engagement on ocean-related issues.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has concrete cooperative structures in ocean affairs and the blue economy, without a sufficiently clear basis to characterize it as a close, broad-based partnership. These practical arrangements support a moderately positive overall assessment.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
India and Norway have developed practical bilateral cooperation, particularly on ocean affairs, marine pollution and the blue economy. The India-Norway Ocean Dialogue and a bilateral task force on the blue economy provide concrete frameworks for government engagement. The relationship is cooperative, though the scope and durability of cooperation across other policy areas are less clear.
Key developments
India and Norway established the India-Norway Ocean Dialogue.
India and Norway formed a bilateral task force on the blue economy.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which bilateral ocean and blue-economy initiatives have produced sustained joint implementation is unclear.
- The breadth of cooperation beyond ocean-related and environmental issues is uncertain.