Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in India for 5-day visit

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are on their second five-day visit to India.

Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden meet PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in India Monday on a five-day visit. The royal couple were received by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and later met with PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House.

King Gustaf, who is on his third visit to India, is also scheduled to visit Mumbai and Uttarakhand with his wife.

They arrived in a direct commercial Air India flight from Stockholm to New Delhi after their aircraft developed a technical snag at the last minute.

Union minister Anurag Thakur shakes hands with King Carl XVI Gustaf while Queen Silvia (centre) greets the ministers and leaders who were part of the ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are received by President Ram Nath Kovind and wife Savita at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. This is the royal couple’s second five-day visit to India after 26 years | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar while Union Minister Harsh Vardhan and Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chat as they wait for the Swedish king and queen to arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Members of the Swedish delegation take photos of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. King Gustaf is leading a high-level business delegation from his country, and several agreements on furthering bilateral ties are expected to be signed. | Photo: Paveen Jain | ThePrint

Rajnath Singh (centre) with President Ram Nath Kovind. First lady Savita Kovind and S. Jaishankar walk by | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Union ministers S. Jaishankar, Anurag Thakur (centre) and Babul Supriyo (right). Jaishankar called on the king and queen and held discussions on ways to deepen bilateral ties. | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

PM Narendra Modi leads Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf inside Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Ties between the two countries have been on an upward trajectory in the last few years, with bilateral trade volume at $3.37 billion in 2018. | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Sweden’s Queen Silvia and PM Modi at Hyderabad House. In Delhi, the King and Queen are scheduled to visit Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Gandhi Smriti. | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

(With inputs from PTI)