Syllabus: GS-II
Subject: International Relations
Topic: India’s relation with other countries
Issue: India’s and Nordic Baltic countries (NB-8)
- NB8 includes– Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden.
Global significance of NB-8
- Advanced outward-looking, innovation-driven economies.
- Fully integrated into the European Common Market
- Committed to democracy ,human rights and support rule based international order
NB-8 and India:
- Cooperation in: innovation, green transition, maritime affairs, health, intellectual property rights, technology, space, and artificial intelligence.
- steadily increasing Trade and investment.
- Collaboration to pursue common goals amid geopolitical shifts.
- The security of the Nordic-Baltic region and the Indo-Pacific is interconnected.
- joint efforts are necessary to uphold international law and address security threats.
- NB-8 countries recognize India’s growing global significance.
