The northern lights may be distant from the tropics, but the horizons we seek are increasingly one and the same. 6 min read May 13, 2026 12:53 PM IST First published on: May 13, 2026 at 12:53 PM IST As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Oslo next week for the forthcoming India-Nordic Summit , the visit carries the weight of a long-overdue diplomatic milestone. This is the first time an Indian Prime Minister has set foot on Norwegian soil since Indira Gandhi’s visit in June 1983 — a gap of over four decades that belies the profound, if often understated, historical and contemporary linkages between our two nations. From the linguistic resonances of the word sambandh (connection) in Hindi and samband in Norwegian, to the pioneering fisheries projects of the 1950s, the roots of this relationship run deep.…