INDIA HOUSE IN STOCKHOLM, THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR  THE BEGINNINGS Sometime in 1950 the Indian Legation rented 14 rooms on the Second floor in Villagatan 13-A. The premises were previously occupied by the Chinese Legation.  The first occupant was Mr.  R.K. Nehru, Minister and Head of the Legation, who happened to be a cousin to the Prime Minister Nehru. Besides Sweden, he also covered  Denmark, Norway and Finland. He was officially accredited in June 1951 and stayed until 1954.   In diplomacy, a legation is considered as a diplomatic representative office slightly lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. The distinction between a legation and embassy was gradually dropped following World War II. Now all diplomatic representative offices are designated as Embassies or High Commissions. In this case it was done after Prime Minister Nehru’s visit to Sweden i…

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Embassy of India Stockholm INDIA LATVIA RELATIONS INTRODUCTION India and Latvia (one of the three Baltic nations) have warm and friendly relations that are expanding steadily. Latvia became an independent nation in 1991 and was a part of the Soviet Union until 1991. It is a member of the EU, Eurozone, Schengen visa regime, and NATO. Latvia has hosted a NATO contingent since 2017.  Latvia has a population of around 2 million, a GDP of around Euro 40 billion, and total trade of Euro 48 billion (exports nearly half). With the Baltic Sea on its western coast, Latvia’s neighbours include Estonia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus. With an area of around 65,000 sq km, Latvia is larger than some other EU members (including Belgium, Denmark and Netherlands).  Latvia participates in the cooperation formats of the Baltic Council of Ministers (3B) and Nordic-Baltic 8 (NB 8). Latvia chaired the NB8 grouping during 2023.  LEADERSHIP ENGAGEMENT India recognized Latvia as a sovereign and inde…

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