India and Sweden signed a security protection agreement that will enable the two country to share classified information with each other the agreement was signed during the visit of the Indian Defence Minister Nirmala sitharaman to Sweden
about the agreement
Sweden has Similar agreement with over 30 countries around the world, as well as with the EU and NATO . the salient feature of agreement are
- the agreement will regulate how sensitive information is to be handled, processed and protected
- the pact will provide a Framework for Greater Corporation on the high and and cutting edge technology and manufacturing
India has proposed dialogue to enable and greater understanding of the successful model of collaboration between Government, industry and academia in building technologically advanced ecosystem
India also thanks Swedish PM Lofven for his support to India's bid for the permanent seat in the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) and the multilateral export control regime- missile technology control Regime (MTCR)
Indian Sweden ties
Sweden is a Scandinavian country with capital at Stockholm and currency Swedish Króna.
in April 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Stockholm and had held a meeting with his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven. Both the leader agreed to enhance the cooperation in the field of defence, cyber-security and innovation PM lofven with his delegation had participated in the 'make in India' program in 2016.
