National Security Conversations

Happymon Jacob speaks to Amb. Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg (Ambassador of Norway to India since 2015) about Norway’s place in the comity of nations as a peace-builder. Norwegian efforts and contribution toward UN peacekeeping is discussed and decline in the same since 1990s is also analysed. Amb. Kamsvåg identifies Norway’s peace-building credentials as reflective of its foreign policy objective of establishing a rule-based international order. He addresses the controversy surrounding Norway’s former PMs offer to mediate on Kashmir conflict between India & Pakistan, stating that Norway’s official position is that Kashmir is a bilateral issue. Amb. Kamsvåg talks about evolution of India-Norway relations over his tenure as Ambassador of Norway to India since 2015.