All of us standing here on the stage believe in a rules-based world order, and unfortunately, the old world order is changing rapidly, and it's not going in the right direction and therefore it is even more important than before that partners who really believe in democracy actually work together."

"We cannot say that India is a middle power. You are one of the biggest powers. It's not very easy to say that the Nordic countries are a middle power because we are too small to be a middle power. But when we are united, the Nordic countries, then we are a middle power. Working together with one of the greatest powers on these very clear ideas and values, I think we can bring stability, prosperity and unity into a world that is changing rapidly. So we have had discussions today on how to integrate India and the Nordic countries even further, especially when it comes to democracy, AI, new technologies, green transition, defence and security."