Consider the following statements regarding Prime Minister Modi's visit to Norway on 18 May 2026: 1. It was the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years. 2. India and Norway agreed to elevate their bilateral ties to a Green Strategic Partnership. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation

Both statements are correct. Prime Minister Modi's 18 May 2026 Norway visit was the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years. The PIB release confirms the substantive diplomatic outcome: the two leaders reviewed the full spectrum of India-Norway relations and agreed to elevate ties to a Green Strategic Partnership. That upgrade was tied to sustainability and green growth, with cooperation areas including climate action and energy transition, clean energy projects, renewable energy, critical minerals, blue economy and ocean governance, and Arctic and polar cooperation. So statement 1 is a factual chronology marker, while statement 2 captures the main bilateral outcome of the visit.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) It accepts the 43-year visit chronology but wrongly excludes the agreed elevation of India-Norway ties to a Green Strategic Partnership.
• (C) It accepts the Green Strategic Partnership but wrongly denies that the visit was the first by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years.
• (D) It is untenable because the 43-year visit point is correct and the PIB release confirms the Green Strategic Partnership outcome.

Concept

This tests India's bilateral diplomacy and current-affairs-based governance awareness, especially how high-level visits translate into named strategic partnerships. RAS often repeats such items because partnership labels and sectoral cooperation areas are compact, exam-friendly markers of foreign policy priorities.

Source

• Press Information Bureau
• https://www.rediff.com/news/commentary/2026/may/18/modi-first-indian-pm-to-visit-norway-in-43-years-received-by-pm-store/359997300a31ff6e41063849bd00979d

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