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Denmark and India run a Green Strategic Partnership agreed by Mette Frederiksen and Narendra Modi at a virtual summit

Denmark, in the news for hosting NATO's Military Committee Conference in Copenhagen, is also India's partner in a named bilateral framework.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark agreed a Green Strategic Partnership at a virtual summit held on 28 September 2020.
The partnership aims to advance political cooperation, expand economic relations and green growth, create jobs and strengthen cooperation on addressing global challenges.
The sectors it names include renewable energy and offshore wind, climate change and implementation of the Paris Agreement, and water management and the circular economy.
It also covers sustainable urban development and smart cities, maritime affairs and shipping, science, technology and innovation, food processing and agriculture, animal husbandry and dairying, health and life sciences, digital technologies, intellectual property rights, cultural cooperation and labour mobility.

Framework: Green Strategic Partnership Agreed at: Virtual Summit, 28 September 2020 Leaders: Narendra Modi and Mette Frederiksen Flagship sectors: Renewable energy and offshore wind, water, circular economy, shipping
Why it matters for exams: Denmark's Green Strategic Partnership with India is the named framework examiners ask about when testing Denmark's bilateral ties, including which sectors it covers and which two Prime Ministers agreed it.
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In plain words

Circular economy Circular economy — An economic model in which materials are reused and recycled instead of being discarded after one use.

Offshore wind Offshore wind energy — Electricity generated by wind turbines placed at sea rather than on land.

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