Sweden backs India's permanent UNSC seat, sees defence manufacturing as next big chapter in bilateral ties

By Ayushi Agarwal New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Outgoing Swedish Ambassador to India Jan Thesleff has backed India's bid for permanent membership of a reformed United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying New Delhi has a 'rightful place' in global governance, while asserting that Sweden sees defence manufacturing, innovation and strategic cooperation as key pillars of the India-Sweden partnership. I