The Royal Norwegian Embassy represents the Government of Norway in India.

The Norwegian Embassy's support to the 4th CMS Vatavaran Environment & Wildlife Film Festival reflects the Norwegian Governments' commitment to promoting the environmental agenda, to working for a sustainable development and its dedication towards strengthening the ties between India and Norway.

Indo-Norwegian cooperation dates back to 1947 and the two countries have been partners in a number of fields. India was the first partner country for Norwegian development cooperation in 1952. When Indian authorities in 2003 introduced the new policy towards donors with "small assistance packages" the Norwegian National Assembly in December 2003 decided that from 2004 the traditional development cooperation would cease.

Parallel to the phase out, a process to reorient the approach and cooperation with India was started. In July 2004 the Indo Norwegian Joint Commission was set up at the Foreign Minister's level to cover a comprehensive agenda on bilateral relationship. Under this broad political framework, several Joint Working Groups (JWGs) have been set up in areas where both countries have mutual competence, interest and potential for cooperation. So far, JWGs on hydro carbons, oil & gas, science and technology, culture, and environment have been set up, with respective nodal Ministries in both countries taking the lead roles.

Through the mechanisms of the Joint Commission and Joint Working Groups, Norway will continue to focus on cooperation in the fields of political dialogue, private sector, environmental issues and cooperation in the fields of culture, education and research.

One of the important areas of cooperation is private sector cooperation which aims to increase trade and encourage greater Norwegian private sector involvement in India. It focuses on Norway's special expertise in the field of oil and gas, hydropower and maritime sectors, including the aquaculture, fisheries and fish processing industries, biotechnology and ICT.