India, May 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, on Sunday, with the two leaders deciding to elevate the India-Sweden relations to a "Strategic Partnership".

Modi and Kristersson's talks focused on trade, defence, innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), and climate change, among other things.

"Held wonderful discussions with PM Ulf Kristersson. It was great to have HRH Crown Princess Victoria also join the meeting. She also conveyed the wishes of Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden. My gratitude to them," Modi said in a post on X.

He noted that India's relations with Sweden are built on the strong foundations of democratic values, rule of law and human-centric developmen...