New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- India and Sweden are marking a new phase in their decades-old partnership, with growing cooperation in trade, sustainability, innovation, and education.

From Swedish companies that set up shop in India in the 1950s and 60s to the latest push in clean energy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the relationship is expanding beyond traditional sectors.

In an exclusive conversation with LiveMint, Swedish Ambassador to India, Jan Thesleff, discusses how SMEs will drive the next wave of Swedish investments in India, the surge in Indian students choosing Swedish universities, and why the EU-India trade agreement could become the world's largest, covering 1.9 billion people.

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