PM Modi, Kristersson alternate distinctive presents
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson on Sunday exhchanged particular commemorative presents to have a good time the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore.In accordance with an announcement, Kristersson gifted a two replicas of hand-written epigrams by Tagore, accompanied by a small explanatory textual content and {a photograph} of Tagore taken in 1921 throughout his go to to Uppsala College.“The originals, not too long ago found within the Swedish Nationwide Archives, had been created by Tagore throughout his visits to Sweden in 1921 and 1926,” the assertion learn.In the meantime, PM Modi gifted Kristersson a set of collected works of Rabindranath Tagore, together with a specifically handcrafted bag from Shantiniketan with motifs that Gurudev selected to empower native artisans.“The bag symbolises Tagore’s philosophy that artwork shouldn’t be meant to be confined to galleries, however to breathe life into on a regular basis objects, bridging the hole between the mental and the useful,” the assertion learn.Tagore, the primary non-European Nobel Laureate, was unable to journey to Sweden in 1913 to obtain the Nobel Prize. He was later acquired by King Gustav V throughout his go to to Sweden in 1921.The alternate of presents additionally coincides with the centenary of Tagore’s historic go to to Sweden in 1926.PM Modi arrived in Sweden on Sunday for a two-day go to. PM Modi was additionally awarded the ‘Royal Order of the Polar Star, Diploma Commander Grand Cross’ in recognition of his distinctive contribution to India-Sweden relationship and his visionary management.In the course of the delegation-level talks, the 2 sides reviewed your complete gamut of bilateral relations and explored new avenues of cooperation to reinforce bilateral commerce, which reached USD 7.75 billion in 2025.Of their talks, the 2 sides targeted on boosting bilateral ties in areas of inexperienced transition, synthetic intelligence (AI), rising applied sciences, startups, resilient provide chains, defence, area, local weather motion and people-to-people ties.
