Bilateral agreements between Denmark and India

MOUs/Agreements between India and Denmark:

2018-

 MOU on Cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development between the
Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs of India and the Ministry of Industry, Business and
Financial Affairs of Denmark
 MOU on Cooperation in the fields of Animal Husbandry and Dairying between Department of
Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare of India and
the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark

 MOU on Food Safety Cooperation between the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
and the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
 on Cooperation in Agricultural Research and Education between the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research and the University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science, Denmark

2010

 Social Security Agreement

2009

 MOU on Cooperation in the area of Environment

 MOU on Labour Mobility Partnership

2008

 Agreement for establishment of a Bilateral Joint Commission for Cooperation

 MOU for Cooperation in New and Renewable Energy
 Arrangement on Gainful Employment for Family Members of the Diplomatic Mission or Consular
Posts
 MOU on Clean Development Mechanism

2004

 MOU on Biotechnology for Bilateral Cooperation

2002

 Joint Business Council Agreement between FICCI and the Danish Industry (DI)

1995

 Protocol on Foreign Office Consultation

  Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (BIPA)
 Protocol on Avoidance of Double Taxation (DTAA)
 MOU for cooperation between CII and Confederation of Danish Industries

1981

 Agreement on an Integrated Fisheries Project at Tadri, Karnataka

1970

 Technical Cooperation Agreement

Trade relations-

Although both the countries have their embassies in the other country, India and Denmark have not
been very close in terms of trade. The ministers do not visit each other very frequently. The trade
between the two countries was badly affected due to the controversial case of Niels Holch, a Danish
national who was responsible for huge amount of weapons being dropped in west Bengal in 1995. The
Danish government was not ready to extradite Niels Holch, who is known as Kim Davy in India. This
decision of the Danish government was not approved by India and it has affected the trade since 2011.

But things started to get better after 2017 when Anders Sameulson, Foreign minister of Denmark visited
india to meet his counterpart, Sushma Swaraj and also attended the Global Entrepreneurship Summit
held in Hyderabad that year.